Wire for 50A 220V Service - 110' run
I have on hand about 30' of #2 aluminum wire and about 100' of #6 aluminum wire. The run from the breaker to the outlet will be about 120'. Can I run about 30' or so of #2, then continue with #6 to ...
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Housted wrote:
If you have an existing 30 amp 4 wire circuit use it. Put a 50 amp outlet for the 5er to plug in to and go on. You will NOT have 50 amps but you probably don't need that much in a storage situation anyway.
When we went to a 50 amp rig, that is what I did and it works just fine. Use a twin 30 amp breaker so both hots are protected properly. All you loose is some capacity!!
Housted
That is what I would do. Just beware that if you have both air conditioners running and turn on a table saw or some other high load, you may trip the breakers. But, you can learn to live with it.
After all, if you're in a park with only 30 amp service, you're running everything on just one 30 amp service and you can deal with that....
