Rough in Hot tub and Range wiring
#1
12-01-12, 05:30 PM
Rough in Hot tub and Range wiring
I am about to dry wall a portion of my basement, this area includes the electrical panel. Down the road I may want to add a sub panel (about 20' from the existing main panel) which would feed only a hot tub and a range. Can anyone tell me the guage of wire I need to feed that sub panel...'so I can riough it in'. I will not do the actual hook up myself I would have an electrician do that.
Thanks
Thanks
#2
12-01-12, 05:36 PM
Welcome to the forums!
Yes, but you will first have to tell us the load on the subpanel. "A hot tub and a range" can vary widely in size.
Does a 100A subpanel sound about right?
I may want to add a sub panel (about 20' from the existing main panel) which would feed only a hot tub and a range. Can anyone tell me the guage of wire I need to feed that sub panel...'so I can riough it in'.
Does a 100A subpanel sound about right?
#3
12-01-12, 08:13 PM
It would be better to keep heavy loads like that in the main panel.
You could just rough in a conduit and pull the wires later once you know your needs.
You may want to do a demand load calculation to see if your service is large enough.
You could just rough in a conduit and pull the wires later once you know your needs.
You may want to do a demand load calculation to see if your service is large enough.
