[That Guy]

My service panel is new as of 2016, with lots of space inside for new circuits, including a 60 amp sub panel with its own breakers (for a project I have yet to start lol) but at the time, it was peanuts to add a sub panel... so ya...

So what size wire would I need for this project?

What am I running? a 1950's lincoln stick welder.

I figure if I buy the wire, and run it and get it all ready, ill have my neighbor, play inside the panel for me since hes more comfortable with that stuff than I am.
:biggrin2:

P.S. the garage is attached, and I can run it thruogh the basement...

 

[u3b3rg33k]

for ease, I'd put a 100A rated bus minimum load center in the garage, use 2ga copper and put a 90A breaker in the main panel.
that'd do it i think.

 

[Oldmaster]

You could run #3 copper and protect it at 100 amps.

 

[Missouri Bound]

So what size wire would I need for this project?

What am I running? a 1950's lincoln stick welder.

..

Take a look at the nameplate of the welder. It will tell you what ampacity is required. And the plug should have a number on it. I suspect it will require no more than a 50 amp, 240 v receptacle.

 

[rjniles]

Remember you can only have 2 circuit to an outbuilding. If you have power there already, you can't run a separate circuit for the welder.

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[afjes2015]

Remember you can only have 2 circuit to an outbuilding. If you have power there already, you can't run a separate circuit for the welder.

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RJNiles I think your autocorrect kicked in on you. I think you meant to say you can't have 2 circuits to an outbuilding - only one circuit.

 

[rjniles]

RJNiles I think your autocorrect kicked in on you. I think you meant to say you can't have 2 circuits to an outbuilding - only one circuit.

You caught it. You can't have 2 circuits feeding and outbuilding. Options are a single circuit, a MWBC (considered 1 circuit) or a sub panel feeder.

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[Missouri Bound]

It's an attached garage, not an outbuilding.

 

[rjniles]

It's an attached garage, not an outbuilding.

What led you to that?

 

[Oldmaster]

He said that in his post

 

[rjniles]

He said that in his post

I failed reading comprehension :crying:

 

[Missouri Bound]

I failed reading comprehension :crying:

It was easy to miss.
The topic stated "garage 80' away".
You drew the most logical conclusion that it was an outbuilding....so did I until I re-read the original post.

 

[Kevin_Essiambre]

for ease, I'd put a 100A rated bus minimum load center in the garage, use 2ga copper and put a 90A breaker in the main panel.
that'd do it i think.

Why use 2awg copper on a 90 amp breaker? Did you mean to say 2awg aluminum instead?

I have to agree with this, I'd run a sub-panel out there to this attached garage with #2 aluminum. You may never need the 90 amps, but on the other hand, it'll cost almost as much as #6 copper, but will let you add a few things in the future.

Sent from my new phone. Autocorrect may have changed stuff.

 

[Oldmaster]

#2 Al. Works but not #2 SER.

 

[u3b3rg33k]

Why use 2awg copper on a 90 amp breaker? Did you mean to say 2awg aluminum instead?

I have to agree with this, I'd run a sub-panel out there to this attached garage with #2 aluminum. You may never need the 90 amps, but on the other hand, it'll cost almost as much as #6 copper, but will let you add a few things in the future.

Sent from my new phone. Autocorrect may have changed stuff.

i used the 60C column.

 

[Missouri Bound]

I wonder if That Guy is coming back? We all told him what to do but never asked him what he wanted. I thought he was just trying to power a welder.
Many of the posts have him adding a panel to the garage.
Maybe he will clarify what his needs are and tell us....rather than us telling him.

 

[rjniles]

I wonder if That Guy is coming back? We all told him what to do but never asked him what he wanted. I thought he was just trying to power a welder.
Many of the posts have him adding a panel to the garage.
Maybe he will clarify what his needs are and tell us....rather than us telling him.

He declared in a recent post he was upset with this forum and was not coming back until "the forum got its head out of its a$$".

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