I have a 115 year old house in Chicago with a detached garage that currently doesn't have 220V electrical service. The electrical meter is on the side of the house.
I got 3 estimates to bring 220V into my detached garage.
The first guy who seemed very knowledgable said he would have to pull a new line from the electrical box and string it overhead to a pole on the garage and then conduit into the garage for the 220V outlet. He seemed confident that pulling a permit wouldn't be an issue.
After that, I placed my order and sent it to production 4 gays ago.
In the mean time, I decided to get two more estimates. Both these guys (including Mr Electric, Tesla's recommended electrician in my area) were adamant that it can't be done without first having the power company install a second meter on the garage and getting a permit from the city will be problematic.
Just curious of anyone here has a similar setup and if they've run into any problems....
I got 3 estimates to bring 220V into my detached garage.
The first guy who seemed very knowledgable said he would have to pull a new line from the electrical box and string it overhead to a pole on the garage and then conduit into the garage for the 220V outlet. He seemed confident that pulling a permit wouldn't be an issue.
After that, I placed my order and sent it to production 4 gays ago.
In the mean time, I decided to get two more estimates. Both these guys (including Mr Electric, Tesla's recommended electrician in my area) were adamant that it can't be done without first having the power company install a second meter on the garage and getting a permit from the city will be problematic.
Just curious of anyone here has a similar setup and if they've run into any problems....