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Doug Miller

In article .com, wrote:
Sorry if the subject doesn't make sense.

I have wiring going to a subpanel near my pool pump. The subpanel has
to circuit breakers. One is for 220V to the pump and the other is
110V for the pool lights.

The wiring passes next to a tool shed. Can I tap into this wiring and
install another subpanel so I can run 110V into the shed?

Not easily -- the existing cable probably doesn't have enough slack in it to
make connections in the new panel.

What you *could* do, though, is to run a new cable from the panel that's
feeding the existing panel, to the place where you want the new panel. Then
you could feed the existing panel from the new panel, using the existing
cable.

A second option is to feed the new subpanel from the existing subpanel, using
a new cable.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.