GFCI sub panel

[rocky1]

House was built in 1980. Has 200 amp service. I added a garage which resulted in my meter being inside the new garage. House has some aluminum wiring.

I added a 50 amp GFCI breaker and 6/3 with ground for a hot tub we no longer have. I am thinking about hooking the end of it up to a sub panel. I could then move the bathroom and kitchen circuits into the new sub panel and pick up GFCI protection. The garage is already protected with outlet based GFCI's. The sub panel location could be adjacent to the current box in the garage or directly above it in the attic. The wall the current panel is on is shared with the garage addition.
Am I chasing my tail here trying to reuse stuff I already have ? I don't currently need growth space in the box. I would have to buy GFCI outlets to protect the 2 baths and the 2 kitchen circuits. I just have this 6/3 cable rolled up in the attic screaming to be used.

Thanks for the input,
Rocky

 

[PRH44]

Your meter is inside your garage? Does your utility allow this?

 

[rocky1]

I think they may have a remote read on it. At first, I gave them a code to enter and read it. Code has been changed and they have never said anything about it. Readings appear accurate. The incoming drop is in metal conduit to the meter and now underneath the new garage slab. It's buried,so when it wears out, I'll probably have to move it

 

[BigJohn20]

The incoming drop is in metal conduit to the meter and now underneath the new garage slab. It's buried,so when it wears out, I'll probably have to move it

 

[PRH44]

I would install the GFCI receptacles so the trip stays local. You would only be out the money for the 4 GFCI receptacles and you would not need to buy a panel.

That old hot tube feed might come in handy for a new welder or compressor.

 

[PRH44]

Bigjohn20 me too

 

[rocky1]

The original line coming to the meter was buried, and came up the wall in conduit. Meter was on the outside garage wall. I added a two car garage (24x30), which enclosed the meter. In order to move it, I was to dig a pit intercepting the incoming power line. Trench from that pit to the new side of the garage, add new meter base, and connect new meter base to existing fuse box 45 feet away. The power company would come out, cut the line, splice it to the new location and move the meter. I dragged my feet and so far have not had to do it. There is a lifespan for buried cable. I may yet have to do it

 

[mrb]

GFCI supplying a subpanel is the last thing you would want to do. GFCI's belong as close to the point of use as practical. Furthermore with the cumulative leakage between all the wiring and the devices plugged in the gfci would be tripping all the time.

 

[rocky1]

Thank you. I figured there was a reason this was not done