Hey there guys,
I am new to the forum but certainly not new to the DIY world. My back can attest to that
At any rate, I am running some serious electrical current for a project I am working on and as these things can be serious, I wanted to double check with those in the know before I go out and purchase anything.
So basically I am going to need to pull 80 amps of 240v continous load off of the 125 Amp panel in one side of the gargage and wire it to a service panel on the other side of the panel.
I plan to install a 100amp breaker in the main panel and then run 3gauge copper THHN for the two hots. I know that I have read somewhere that the ground can be a smaller wire?
Also, there seems to be some debate on wheather or not I need to run a neutral wire. EVerything off the service panel is going to run off of 240. The service panel will have 5 20amp circuits in it, each of them drawing about 19.4 amps. I have read people claiming that you HAVE to run a neutral wire to a service panel, and at the same time, a hot tub disconnect or other type of disconnect you don't need to run a neutral wire.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
I am new to the forum but certainly not new to the DIY world. My back can attest to that
At any rate, I am running some serious electrical current for a project I am working on and as these things can be serious, I wanted to double check with those in the know before I go out and purchase anything.
So basically I am going to need to pull 80 amps of 240v continous load off of the 125 Amp panel in one side of the gargage and wire it to a service panel on the other side of the panel.
I plan to install a 100amp breaker in the main panel and then run 3gauge copper THHN for the two hots. I know that I have read somewhere that the ground can be a smaller wire?
Also, there seems to be some debate on wheather or not I need to run a neutral wire. EVerything off the service panel is going to run off of 240. The service panel will have 5 20amp circuits in it, each of them drawing about 19.4 amps. I have read people claiming that you HAVE to run a neutral wire to a service panel, and at the same time, a hot tub disconnect or other type of disconnect you don't need to run a neutral wire.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!