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joebedford
Nomad II
Jun 04, 2015

Wot size wire for buried cable to 50A RV receptacle at home?

I'm planning on putting a sub panel in my shop on the side of the house where my RV is stored during the summer. Not worried about the gauge of wire from the main panel to the sub panel - a problem fo...
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Empty_Nest__Soo
Explorer
Jun 05, 2015
kaydeejay wrote:
NEC code says #8 wire is good for 40A, so that is what I have with a 2-pole 40 amp breaker for plugging in at home. . .


+1

I figured that was more than enough for anything I'm likely to want to power up at home.

Wayne

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