Installing 50 Amp in garage
I want to install a 50 amp receptacle in my garage for when I have the motor home parked in the driveway. I just started researching the parts I need to get ready for the electrician. Is there a cer...
Forum Discussion
westernrvparkowner wrote:
All a 50 amp circuit requires in a normal home panel is two blank spaces in the panel. If the home panel is completely full, all that is required is for the electrician to add a sub panel which is very common, completely safe and not very expensive. Neither option requires any changes from the power company. The biggest cost to the entire project will be if the home's panel is located a long way away from where the customer wants the 50 amp service. That would run up the cost of the wire and fishing wires can be time consuming, and therefore expensive. If you have a 50 amp rig that spends a lot of time at your home I feel a 50 amp connection is almost a must have.
If the home is only serviced by a 100 amp service for instance, adding a potential 50 amp load would be a stretch and well beyond what the NEC allows.
