rpdwyer
New Member
Hi All.
I want to run 30 amps to my work shed about 250 feet from my house panel. It currently has a 60 AMP subpanel that I usually power with a generator. I've got an electric heater in there and some power tools including a wood lathe, saws, bench drill and bench grinders. I believe I can run two hot legs to it via 6 AWG, correct? Would you recommend a larger gauge wire? In addition to the two hot legs the neutral and the ground both need to be the same gauge as the hot legs, correct?
My original goal was to shoot for 60 amps so I could potentially power a Lincoln sticker welder but guage wire needed to do that seemed prohibitively expensive.
Thanks in advance.
--Rick
I want to run 30 amps to my work shed about 250 feet from my house panel. It currently has a 60 AMP subpanel that I usually power with a generator. I've got an electric heater in there and some power tools including a wood lathe, saws, bench drill and bench grinders. I believe I can run two hot legs to it via 6 AWG, correct? Would you recommend a larger gauge wire? In addition to the two hot legs the neutral and the ground both need to be the same gauge as the hot legs, correct?
My original goal was to shoot for 60 amps so I could potentially power a Lincoln sticker welder but guage wire needed to do that seemed prohibitively expensive.
Thanks in advance.
--Rick
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