Posted by Ken-Pa on February 06, 2014 at 21:09:25 from (75.179.43.159):
In Reply to: OT - wire size posted by David Bean on February 06, 2014 at 18:01:43:
I"ve seen & been involved in discussions like this in my yrs as a contractor . Some people ask but refuse to accept my advice , then yrs down the road I see them having it upgraded by someone else (probably roo proud to ask me) . The distance you are talking about will definitely cause you issues of voltage drop . My advice professionally is to do it right now so that in a couple yrs , you aren"t kicked butt because you didn"t accept experienced advice . I would run no smaller than (3)#6 wires out to your shed & then add an 8" grd rod with auxillry grd from it to the grd bar in your panel .The #6 wires will be (2) hots & (1) neutral connected to a 50 amp double pole main breaker . Then use a 20 amp single pole breaker for the receptacles (which should be grd fault recepts). Then use a 15 amp single pole breaker for the lights . Now the code calls for any receptacle used outside or in an exterior building should be a GFI type receptacle for safety .The extra grd (buried 8" grd rod)is also code & safety . You will not regret the extra expense for materials & time . God bless, Ken
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