Air Cond Unit disconnect switch?

rcassidy

Installing a 4-ton condensing unit outside (240V, 1 ph, MCA= 26A, MOP= 45A). There will be a HVACR rated 45A breaker at the panel. Plan to install the 60A non-fused disconnect with GFCI recepticle (GE U065NA1010) next to condensing unit. Plan to use #8 wire since distance from panel is 80 feet, but unsure of the number of wires. How many conductors will be required since the disconnect will have a 120V GFCI recepticle. Will I need 2 wires (2 hots and 1 ground) or 3 wires (2 hots, 1 neutral, 1 ground)? I'm thinking #8 wire with 3 conductors (2 hots, 1 neutral, 1 ground).

k_buz

You will need minimum of 4 wires maybe 5 (ground) if you feed the AC disco with flexible conduit or PVC.

(2) 14's (15A for GFI) or 12's (20 A for GFI)
(2) 8's for the 240V AC

rcassidy

K Buz,
thank you, that is what I first thought. I have another question- is it code compliant/possible to route coax cable (cable TV) and Cat5e wire in the same rigid PVC conduit as electrical power wiring, or does the power and communication cables need to be seperate??

Evstarr

They should be kept separate. I wouldn't even put the network lines in the same pipe as the coax for performance reasons.

rrolleston

The newer cables have much better insulation than they used to. Newer homes are wired with phone data and tv together and jacks are installed with all three in one.

We ran our phone and cable tv in over 100' of conduit and both are crystal clear.

Just make sure you buy quality cables and you will be good.

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