Re: What gauge wire?


"dsmith707" <dsmith707_at_wildblue_dot_net@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am off grid. Last year I built a shop powered by generator through an
Inverter. The inverter supplys power through a 200 amp power panel to
circuits in the shop. I am now building a house about 40 feet from the
shop. What gauge wire would I need to use? Should I direct power through
the existing panel with breakers to a subpanel in the house or run a new
panel directly from the inverter? Thanks for any help.
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Dan

You first have to determine the load of the house, then run feeders
accordingly. Typical small house, with non electric cooking and heating will
require a 100 amp line, and a garden variety 3000 ft house will require a
200 amp line. If this house is always going to be fed from a generator, it
may make sense to power it from a separate disconnect fed by the system




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