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What wire gauge do I need for a 100 Amp subpanel at the end of a 60' wire run?
I am adding an attached garage to my house. I'm going to be putting in a 100 Amp subpanel which is about 60 feet away and run through the basement joists.
What gauge wire do you recommend for ...
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How to properly ground a subpanel in detached building?
I Will be installing a subpanel in a detached garage. The subpanel will be 60 amp. The garage is about 30' from the main-panel in-house, and I will of course get an exact length before selecting the ...
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What size wire should I use to feed a subpanel in my garage?
My main panel has been upgraded to 100 amps. I would like to add a subpanel in the garage which would supply:
20 amp Mig welder running on 120 volts, but later upgrade to a larger Mig welder as i ...
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How do I determine the fill rating of a conduit?
I Will be installing a subpanel in a detached garage. The subpanel will be 60 amp. The garage is about 30' from the main-panel in-house, and I will of course get an exact length before selecting the ...
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Can I install a Subpanel (in a seperate building) using a 3 wire connection (2 hots and 1 grounded neutral)?
Can I use a 3 wire connection (2 hots and 1 grounded neutral) to install a sub panel in a separate structure if I install a separate ground rod to the grounding bus in sub panel?
I have 8/3 w/o ...
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Why does a subpanel need separate ground and neutral?
Why does a power sub panel have to have separate neutral and ground bars other than code satisfaction?
Does a sub panel need a main breaker if there is one at the main?
Also, does the sub panel ...
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How do I properly ground my subpanel that only has one neutral/ground bar?
I am adding a sub panel in an unattached building. My sub panel has the connection for the 2 hot wires coming from the source panel (a 40 amp double breaker) In addition it has one neutral/ground bar ...
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What size wire should I use for a 60amp subpanel?
I am installing a 60 amp subpanel in a workshop in my backyard and I will have 2 - 20 amp services with 4-5 outlets on each and 1 - 15 amp service for lighting. The length from the main panel to the ...
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How to determine the correct capacity for a sub-panel for a shop?
I plan to install a sub-panel for my woodworking shop, and would like to determine the total capacity that should supply that sub-panel. These are the main items that will likely be running in the ...
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Is it ok to use a ground rod at a subpanel instead of a fourth wire?
I understand running the neutral wire back to the main service panel and not bonding the subpanel... but running the equipment ground back to the main panel seems to get conflicting answers.
If ...
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How can I connect 2AWG cable to my 100A panel?
I have bought a gazebo (closed) that will serve as a studio and I want to place it on the edge of a wood that is approximately 400 feet from my house.
I was planning to run underground wiring from my ...
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Can I do a 125A subpanel feeder with slightly-larger-than-#3 wire?
How they are all connected:
With all the details and data given below. So Can I do a 125A subpanel feeder with slightly-larger-than-#3 wire?
This is detail directly related to the post.
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2 wire sub-panel corrective action
Can I correct 2 wire supply by adding a bare copper wire buried to sub-panels?
I have two out-buildings with sub-panels fed by 6/2 wire w/ground.
The main is 100 amp The sub-panels each has a 50 amp ...
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100 AMP garage sub-panel from 200 AMP house
I've checked a number of the other questions but not finding the specific answer I need.
I'm wiring a 100 AMP garage sub-panel from a 200 AMP main in my house. I plan to install a 100 AMP circuit ...
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20A & 30A dual feed into subpanel
Okay so this is my first shot at this question, but not my first time trying to research the subject. I am in the process of designing a tiny house and have started thinking electrical. NOTE : I will ...
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