Recent content by rbragg

I have been building a house. While building I have run a 100 amp sub panel directly off my meter. Now that the house is almost done I will be wiring it directly into my house panel. My question is. My panel is on the outside of my house. I have a knockout on the side big enough and almost a...

I am still trying to get all my stuff together for my sub panel install. I will be running 2/0 aluminum wire 175-200 ft. It was brought to my attention that the 2/0 probably won’t fit into the lugs of the 125 AMP breaker. I thought this but just overlooked it. So my question is what are my...

Once again thanks for the info. Got a quote yesterday for materials and etc and will be using the 2/0 aluminum it will cover me for 150 or 200 depending on how I end up having to route it. If I knew 150 would be Max I could have gotten away with the 1/0 but the price wasn’t much more.

Unless I’m off I have a 7.5 HP 80 gallon compressor and it should use 35-40. My plasma cutter I have been told will use 40-50 amps depending on what I’m cutting. Lights will be LED so probably not much. 4amps. And chargers etc plugged in while doing other things is minimal I would assume...

I was getting “conflicting info” from a neighbor that did essentially the same thing. He paid someone but I am wondering if everything he did was right because he only has one grounding rod. Yes 2/0 is correct I downloaded the app. I can either run 2/0 or #1 copper. I would like to do aluminum...

Thanks for the reply’s. I wasn’t too far off on my thinking.

I am wanting to run a 100 amp sub panel to my workshop from my house that’s has a 200amp panel. The run is going to be 150-200 ft depending on the route I take. I have been reading and know I will have a voltage drop. I plan on running... 6.5 HP air compressor Arc and Wire welders Plasma...