BeantownD
Well-Known Member
Just a quick sanity check...
I have a 50AMP breaker that was formerly used for a dryer. The outlet was fed by a 10Ga wire. During a renovation last year, we relocated the washer/dryer and cut that circuit. I have two 2K heatsticks that I would like to use in my basement brewery (in progress). I built a power distribution board to break the 240 into switch controlled GFCI protected outlets for the sticks. Based on my research, 10ga is okay for 30Amp, but not 50... hence my quandry.
Should I buy a 30AMP breaker (will two 2000 watt heatsticks work on a 30AMP circuit?) or do I $pend on a heavier gauge wire to go from the panel (use the 50 Amp breaker I already have) to the 4-wire recepticle?
I'm not trying to be cheap, but if I can save some money while not risking my or my families lives, I'd like to.
I have a 50AMP breaker that was formerly used for a dryer. The outlet was fed by a 10Ga wire. During a renovation last year, we relocated the washer/dryer and cut that circuit. I have two 2K heatsticks that I would like to use in my basement brewery (in progress). I built a power distribution board to break the 240 into switch controlled GFCI protected outlets for the sticks. Based on my research, 10ga is okay for 30Amp, but not 50... hence my quandry.
Should I buy a 30AMP breaker (will two 2000 watt heatsticks work on a 30AMP circuit?) or do I $pend on a heavier gauge wire to go from the panel (use the 50 Amp breaker I already have) to the 4-wire recepticle?
I'm not trying to be cheap, but if I can save some money while not risking my or my families lives, I'd like to.