My new greenhouse is built in my backyard -- I hired somebody, I don't have construction skills. It is 15x11 feet. I also had water, natural gas, and electric services run to the side of the building.
But I'm trying to figure out what to do with the electrical.
I had an electrician setup a sub panel at the building. But since I'm not sure exactly what I'll need and where it should go, I was hoping to do some of the circuits on my own.
What I have:
- At the main panel in the garage a 60 A breaker feeding the subpanel
- A subpanel with an unusual breaker with a 40A shut off and two 20A breakers
- One 20A breaker goes to one GFCI outlet inside and one 20A breaker is free.
What I want:
- A circuit for my exhaust fan and ambient air intake
- A circuit for my air circulation fans
- A circuit for my misting system pump and maybe a wet wall pump.
Here are my questions and concerns:
The fans are all variable speed and some are controlled with a thermostat. Will that cause a problem with using GFCI outlets?
Also some of the plugs for fans are up high and if the GFCI outlets trip I'll have to get a ladder out. Would it be better to have AFCI/GFCI breakers?
If I go with AFCI/GFCI breakers will the variable speeds for the fans cause problems on those circuits.
Is a building shut off at the subpanel a good idea?
Does anybody have any resources? Or experiences they can share with AFCI/GFCI circuit breakers or outlets?
BTW: I know that I should have an electrician do this, but that will cost as much as the rest of the building and I can't afford that. And even if it ends up being to complicated have to find somebody I'll need to be able to explain exactly what I need.
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