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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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aruba5er
Explorer
Jun 06, 2015
NEC (code) requires that the conduit run be complete before pulling wire. And no more than 4 90 degree bend or equalvent. and too many do it yourselfer's use plumbing fittings rather than electrical fittings. Yes, they put wire in drain or vent elbows. And btw pipe is in 10 ft lengths. not 8 ft.

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