Sub-panel questins
Hello, I'm getting ready to install a sub-panel next to the main panel. Probably be using #6 wire to feed into it. Couple of questions:
Do I use 50a or 60a breaker feeding the sub? I wanted to connect both boxes with 3/4" pipe. Can I use Pvc or does it need to be EMT? Can I fit 4- #6 wires in 3/4" pipe? Any recommendations for subs ? ( square D, GE, Eaton, Murray). The main panel is a Westinghouse. Thanks |
Sub-panel questins
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Mikepier typed: Hello, I'm getting ready to install a sub-panel next to the main panel. Probably be using #6 wire to feed into it. Couple of questions: Do I use 50a or 60a breaker feeding the sub? I wanted to connect both boxes with 3/4" pipe. Can I use Pvc or does it need to be EMT? Can I fit 4- #6 wires in 3/4" pipe? Any recommendations for subs ? ( square D, GE, Eaton, Murray). The main panel is a Westinghouse. Thanks I don't know the answers to any of the above questions, but I do remember (almost) that there is something that needs to be kept in mind when adding a subpanel. If I remember correctly, I think it is that the neutral bar and the ground bar in the subpanel have to be insulated/separated from each other -- meaning that the ground and neutral cannot be combined in the subpanel the way that they can in a main panel. I forget the exact details. You probably already know about that, but I thought that I would mention it just in case. And, to be honest, I never really completely understood the explanation of why that is even though a number of people here tried to explain it. But, I do remember that it was something that I had to keep in mind with subpanels. |
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