Hello,
My house was previously wired for a hot tub with 8-3 romex off a 50 amp breaker. Based on what I read, #8 should not be on a circuit higher than 40 amps. There is no longer a hot tub and the wire is coiled in the drop ceiling of my basement. I want to use this wire to bring a 240 volt outlet into my attached garage. The good news is that it's already positioned next to my garage, which is about a 30 foot run from my panel. Therefore I won't have to rerun the wire. If i go forward I'll replace the breaker with a 40 amp to be safe. The table saw I want to purchase a has a nema 6-15 plug. It appears that a nema 6-15 will also plug into a 6-20 receptacle. My question is this - Will code allow me to connect a 6-20 receptacle to a 40 amp circuit? Or would I be better off putting a different 240v receptacle and just changing the plugs on any 240v tools I purchase...provided they draw less than the 40 amp limit? I plan to get a MIG welder at some point that requires less than 30 amps and perhaps a 2.5 hp compressor. I would cap off the white neutral wire. Sorry if I'm not using the correct terminology.
Thank you in advance for any recommendations!
My house was previously wired for a hot tub with 8-3 romex off a 50 amp breaker. Based on what I read, #8 should not be on a circuit higher than 40 amps. There is no longer a hot tub and the wire is coiled in the drop ceiling of my basement. I want to use this wire to bring a 240 volt outlet into my attached garage. The good news is that it's already positioned next to my garage, which is about a 30 foot run from my panel. Therefore I won't have to rerun the wire. If i go forward I'll replace the breaker with a 40 amp to be safe. The table saw I want to purchase a has a nema 6-15 plug. It appears that a nema 6-15 will also plug into a 6-20 receptacle. My question is this - Will code allow me to connect a 6-20 receptacle to a 40 amp circuit? Or would I be better off putting a different 240v receptacle and just changing the plugs on any 240v tools I purchase...provided they draw less than the 40 amp limit? I plan to get a MIG welder at some point that requires less than 30 amps and perhaps a 2.5 hp compressor. I would cap off the white neutral wire. Sorry if I'm not using the correct terminology.
Thank you in advance for any recommendations!