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I put an automatic gate in but I did not know that I was going to when I built the house. I have a GFI outlet on the back of my house about 200 feet from where I need power. What size wire should I use. Its 110v

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Others mentioned you need to list the current of the load.

One other thing is that 200 feet may be too long.

Numbers vary from 150 to 250 feet is the maximum length of wire from the
outlet to the load of a ground fault outlet. They may trip from the
internal leakage of the wires if long enough.

I use the term internal leakage very loosley as there can be several
factors determining the tripping due to wire length.