How to Install 50 Amp Service at Home?

James77MCI8 · July 19, 2010, 05:38:27 PM

# 6 white and # 8 ground in separate conduit back to panel will probably be cheaper than re-pulling it all. i'd also check with a local electrical supply house on the wire pricing. The big box stores aren't always the cheapest.

Len Silva · July 19, 2010, 06:48:55 PM

Quote from: James77MCI8 on July 19, 2010, 05:38:27 PM
# 6 white and # 8 ground in separate conduit back to panel will probably be cheaper than re-pulling it all. i'd also check with a local electrical supply house on the wire pricing. The big box stores aren't always the cheapest.

Sorry, but you definitely don't want to do that. It is a code violation for a very good reason. If they were in metallic conduit run side by side, you could get inductive heating in the conduit. All the conductors for a circuit must be in the same conduit.

84bluebird · July 19, 2010, 06:58:39 PM

http://www.myrv.us/electric/index.htm

James77MCI8 · July 19, 2010, 07:26:27 PM

Option # 2

Up size you conduit to accept all your conductors. PVC conduit is much less per foot than copper wire.

Len Silva · July 20, 2010, 06:45:02 AM

Something like this might work for you.

trucktramp · July 20, 2010, 07:00:54 AM

That really needs a couple pennies to replace those fuses

gumpy · July 20, 2010, 07:37:19 AM

Quote from: Len Silva on July 20, 2010, 06:45:02 AM
Something like this might work for you.

Hey, I just put that in my bus. Someone stole my photo!

bobofthenorth · July 20, 2010, 11:25:09 AM

That looks like the box we plug into when we stay at Murray & Jill's place west of Saskatoon. I got tired of putting a penny under the fuses so I bought some screw in circuit breakers for them. If I wasn't such a cheap SOB I'd put in a new box - maybe this fall.