50 amp services at my house, need some help..
To all, We are getting ready to pour concert next to the garage for our 5th. I want to have a 50Amp box there to service it....The power box is on the other side of the house, I will be running 85 o...
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Jim102 wrote:
I'll look into it and see if I need a permit, thanks for bringing that up.. Can I run 12/3 off one of the legs to a shop in the backyard?
Thanks,
Jim
You'd need a subpanel to do that; you can't just tie the 12 gauge wire into a 50A circuit. An RV power box with breakers and various kinds of outlets is indeed a subpanel, and many have room for an extra breaker. If you're putting in just a socket in a box with no breaker or switch there, that would not be a subpanel.
If you're using a single leg, you need 12/2 plus ground, rather than 12/3. Of course, all the wire in question needs to be an appropriate type for where it's installed: wet location for underground conduit, or direct burial if used without conduit, or something appropriate for an overhead wire.
