add 2 30 amp 120v circuits
I hooked up a retired teachers airstream to the 20 Amp circuit from the goat pen. It proved to be inadequate for her. Now we are interested in traveling via airstream rather than our crowded Toyota Si...
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Electrical code only allows one power feed to an outbuilding (exception is for exterior lights, but nothing else can be on that circuit).
The most economical cable is probably MHF 2-2-2-4 and can easily carry 60A the 150' to the barn where you must install a sub-panel (space, 12 circuit). From there you can run more MHF 2-2-2-4 to another 225' to another sub-panel. All of this would carry 240V. MHF is aluminum and cost a lot less than copper. (That last 225' in copper would probably require 6/2 copper which actually cost more)
Do it right ! The cable and thesub-panels will cost about $500. Digging the trenches could be expensive. If the trenches are dug and the material is all on hand, a good electrician could do that job in one day.
The most economical cable is probably MHF 2-2-2-4 and can easily carry 60A the 150' to the barn where you must install a sub-panel (space, 12 circuit). From there you can run more MHF 2-2-2-4 to another 225' to another sub-panel. All of this would carry 240V. MHF is aluminum and cost a lot less than copper. (That last 225' in copper would probably require 6/2 copper which actually cost more)
Do it right ! The cable and thesub-panels will cost about $500. Digging the trenches could be expensive. If the trenches are dug and the material is all on hand, a good electrician could do that job in one day.
