#4 could carry a 100 A subpanel.

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"John Grabowski" wrote in message
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The compressor may be pulling as much as 40 or 50 amps upon startup which
would cause your other circuits to be affected. Incidentally #6 wire is
only good for 50 amps. You should have used #4 for a 60 or 70 amp
subpanel feed.