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[sixball]

He means you could replace the 12 gauge wire if you had conduit.

Maybe you do. Do you know if you have conduit or is your feed direct burial?

Ahh ! ok now I get it...... Yes it is run out of the hose through conduit, then pops up right next to the garage through conduit.

The guy I had over seemed like a nice guy, but didn't really go over any options with me. He just said it would be illegal to change the double 20 to something larger, and if I ran as is, it would be too much of a draw and probably trip the breaker over and over again, and that I needed 10 guage instead of 12. He left, and I thought about calling someone else for a second opinion, but winter is almost over, so I figgure I'll just sell my heater, and if it doesn't sell, I'll get someone over when the snow melts and go from there.


It's one of those things, that I assume can be done, and be done correctly, he just didn't seem like he wanted to do it. Heck, I was paying him, it's not like I asked a buddy to come over and do it for free.

 

[aabirdman]

This has been a problem with sparky's. You must rate the circuit for the nameplate Amperage and Voltage as per NEC. But the equipment manufactor can use what ever they want that will pass UL. Two different standards!!
Some asked about 25,35 and 435 amp breakers. They're are primarily use by HVAC and Refrigiration guys because of their time delay properties. they are stamped as HRAC type

 

[MrMark]

Ahh ! ok now I get it...... Yes it is run out of the hose through conduit, then pops up right next to the garage through conduit.

The guy I had over seemed like a nice guy, but didn't really go over any options with me. He just said it would be illegal to change the double 20 to something larger, and if I ran as is, it would be too much of a draw and probably trip the breaker over and over again, and that I needed 10 guage instead of 12. He left, and I thought about calling someone else for a second opinion, but winter is almost over, so I figgure I'll just sell my heater, and if it doesn't sell, I'll get someone over when the snow melts and go from there.


It's one of those things, that I assume can be done, and be done correctly, he just didn't seem like he wanted to do it. Heck, I was paying him, it's not like I asked a buddy to come over and do it for free.

Tie the new wires to the end of the old wire and pull the new through your conduit. Make sure you don't overfill the conduit. So, you will need to know the size of the conduit and then consult the conduit fill tables.

 

[mrb]

there are some limits when supplying a subpanel with 30 amps. It can only have two circuits in it or something like that. Look up the code. Also, youre going to have to make sure your grounding is right. You will need to run 4 wires from the house to the garage, how many are there now?

 

[JBurgess]

Are thinking of 225.39 ?

 

[Norcal]

This has been a problem with sparky's. You must rate the circuit for the nameplate Amperage and Voltage as per NEC. But the equipment manufactor can use what ever they want that will pass UL. Two different standards!!
Some asked about 25,35 and 435 amp breakers. They're are primarily use by HVAC and Refrigiration guys because of their time delay properties. they are stamped as HRAC type

Most circuit breakers are marked as HACR* type. 25, 35, & 45A breakers are less common but fuses in those sizes are common as dirt.

* HACR: Heating Air Cond. Refrigeration.