Mike Turner
New Member
"I have a 200 amp service in my house. I have a small shop. I ran 10-2 with grd off of a 20 amp breaker from the 200 amp service to a 30 amp fused service disconnect. The distance from the 200 amp service to the 30 amp disconnect is about 75 ft.. In my shop the only thing that stays on is a small freezer...I have the service disconnect in the shop fused with 15 amp fuses. I have 2 circuits coming from it.. Most of the time only a fluorescent light, a box fan , the freezer and a drill press or other tool might be going but not a bunch of tools at the same time...I have a 1 hp motor on a lathe that is used in it...I have used it this way for 15 yrs for the most part..The lathe is a recent addition ...When I do need to use something else I usually run a drop cord from an outlet on the outside of my house...not a long run at all.. 12-2 is run to everything in the shop..Nothing smaller was used at all. I have rarely tripped the breaker or blown any fuses at all.. Should I change any of this?? If I change the 20 amp breaker to a 30 amp one I assume that would allow me to not use any more than 30 amps before it tripped???? Thanks, Mike Turner
Thanks, Mike Turner"
Thanks, Mike Turner"