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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. . .
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wnjj wrote:
I ran 3 strands of 1-o plus a smaller ground through 100' of 2" for my shop. Tied a string to a plastic grocery bag, shop vac'd it through, then tied a rope to that then finally the wire.
โJun-04-2015 11:43 PM
lanerd wrote:
I ran #6 copper through 1-1/2" pvc, 24" deep trench for about 100'. My inspector passed that with flying colors. I ran the wire through each 8' section of pvc and then once all wire was through the pvc, I then glued the pvc ends together one at a time in the trench. Trying to run #6 wire through a already glued pvc would be really, really difficult.
You had better contact your inspector to make absolutely sure on the #8 wire.
Ron
โJun-04-2015 09:29 PM
joebedford 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.Big Katuna wrote:I hadn't thought of that. Given that it's rarely used in that location 30A per leg would be plenty.
You will never use anywhere near 50A on each leg. Rarely over 25 per leg unless you run microwave, hair dryer and an electric heater.
You could use dual 30 breakers and drop the wire size to 8. You could still run both ACs microwave and fridge.
โJun-04-2015 08:49 PM
Big Katuna wrote:I hadn't thought of that. Given that it's rarely used in that location 30A per leg would be plenty.
You will never use anywhere near 50A on each leg. Rarely over 25 per leg unless you run microwave, hair dryer and an electric heater.
You could use dual 30 breakers and drop the wire size to 8. You could still run both ACs microwave and fridge.
โJun-04-2015 08:48 PM
smkettner wrote:No - there's no subpanel for the hottub - just a 60A breaker in the main panel then #6 through a service switch to the tub. 4 wires with neutral. It's at the other end of the house.
Are you running from the hot tub sub-panel? Because it may not have a neutral and you must have all 4 wires.
โJun-04-2015 06:08 PM
Dannyabear1 wrote:
3- #6 & 1- #8
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