Hello to the Board!
I'm building a home brewing control panel. Working with liquids and electricity can be deadly so I need a couple questions answered so I don't go poof.
I'll start with where the power comes from. My Basement Square D QO Panel has a DP 40a breaker supplying power to a Homeline sub-panel in my garage. It's pretty much a full blown wood working shop that sports the following circuits.
1 15a SP (Original Wiring when House was wired in the 70's
1 20a SP (Sub Panel) Not currently being used
2 20a SP (Sub-Panel) HOMT2020 Tandem 20a SP
1 15a DP (Sub-Panel) HOM215
1 20a DP (Sub-Panel) HOM220
Sub-Panel has 6 Std SP spaces or 12 spaces using 6 Tandem or 3 Quad circuit breakers.
Now the question. If I changed out the basement QO panel 40a breaker for a 40a GFCI breaker QO240GFI and used this to supply power to my Sub-Panel in the garage, would my GFCI concerns be satisfied for my home brew control panel? Would this in effect make every breaker in my Sub-Panel a GFCI Breaker? Or is there concerns due to second level power requirements? meaning GFCI breaker in a different panel than the sub panel breakers.
Thanks
I'm building a home brewing control panel. Working with liquids and electricity can be deadly so I need a couple questions answered so I don't go poof.
I'll start with where the power comes from. My Basement Square D QO Panel has a DP 40a breaker supplying power to a Homeline sub-panel in my garage. It's pretty much a full blown wood working shop that sports the following circuits.
1 15a SP (Original Wiring when House was wired in the 70's
1 20a SP (Sub Panel) Not currently being used
2 20a SP (Sub-Panel) HOMT2020 Tandem 20a SP
1 15a DP (Sub-Panel) HOM215
1 20a DP (Sub-Panel) HOM220
Sub-Panel has 6 Std SP spaces or 12 spaces using 6 Tandem or 3 Quad circuit breakers.
Now the question. If I changed out the basement QO panel 40a breaker for a 40a GFCI breaker QO240GFI and used this to supply power to my Sub-Panel in the garage, would my GFCI concerns be satisfied for my home brew control panel? Would this in effect make every breaker in my Sub-Panel a GFCI Breaker? Or is there concerns due to second level power requirements? meaning GFCI breaker in a different panel than the sub panel breakers.
Thanks