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01-19-03, 03:16 PM

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twinning #10

if i ran 2 #10 wires to a single source (hot tub install) how many amps would i be good for?

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01-19-03, 03:35 PM

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Are you talking about two parallel conductors. This is illegal! Use the 6-gauge wires called for!

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01-19-03, 04:12 PM

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darn!

have a lot of #10, no #6. will do it right, did not know. i guess if one wire failed the other would be overloaded?

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1/0awg is the smallest size that can be paralleled

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