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Re: Sub panel wire size

#34849 02/28/04 07:56 PM

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Good points Triple you would not want to dangerously oversize the conductor.
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If it was my garage I would run the 2 AWG that earlydean suggests, the cost difference is minimal.

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Sub panel wire size	Delton Ebanks	02/26/04 02:00 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	earlydean	02/26/04 01:34 PM
Re: Sub panel wire size	triple	02/28/04 10:34 PM
Re: Sub panel wire size	iwire	02/28/04 11:56 PM
Re: Sub panel wire size	LK	02/29/04 01:05 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	triple	02/29/04 01:46 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	iwire	02/29/04 02:13 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	triple	02/29/04 02:29 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	iwire	02/29/04 02:39 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	triple	02/29/04 03:16 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	triple	02/29/04 04:20 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	iwire	02/29/04 11:32 AM
Re: Sub panel wire size	Active 1	02/29/04 06:22 PM

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