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Help with a design please

Da Mann

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Hi guys and girls. I am going to make a electrical panel for a grow area. I have nothing set in concrete on how I will do it. That is where you guys come in. I have a 220 v w/two 30 amp breakers. I was going to put a heavy gauge cord in it and go to a panel, that I must build or buy, for most of what I need in grow area. Do you guys have any thing that you have done for a purpose? Thanks
 

justugh

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this house

has a main pannel ...........all the normal things

but it has a 2nd smaller pannel (illegal like shit ) .............this is how i would tell u to do yours but u need to have someone with skills install it and tie into the main power line where it comes into your house at

from there it is just wire and outlets with the set of breakers u want on it ............30 amp breaker u are going to needs some massive wire angain this is someone with skills and knows code

but the design part is simple if u are going to use one room pick where u want the outlets and then figure where and what u are tieing into it this will tell u where to place the 30 amp breakers and where u want 20 amp breakers or 15

when u run wire ..........1 make sure it is away from any cable wire and telephone wire (that is the cause of signal lost most time) ........2 make sure u get the tacs to hold in place not just bend a nail ...............hope u have a drop ceiling or something otherwise u got alot of drywall work to patch and paint
 

Da Mann

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What I was going to do is plug into the 220 outlet with a plug and cord. Run that to a smaller box that has plugs. Then run what I need out of that box.
 

justugh

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What I was going to do is plug into the 220 outlet with a plug and cord. Run that to a smaller box that has plugs. Then run what I need out of that box.

hell no .................i am nutz and i would not even do that
1 your are limited to what amp that 220 outlet is
2 u are pumping alot of amps/power down that one line then spilting it off that ............have u ever felt a powercord with 13 amps/2or 3k in watts going tho it .............it gets warm from the energy traveling down it

sorry to be a asshole but do it right or rework the whole plan ............this half ass cheap shit u are begging for fires and troubles if u are going to keep on this line of thinking and actions i take no part it wish u good luck and make sure u have a exit plan for the area when the fire starts (since u are doing illegal active and modified the places with cheap wiring u are legally on the hook for all cost ....no insurance will pay out and u will be charged with a crime opening self up to civil lawsuits ) ...........this is why we are so anal about stuff that can go boom or cause fires....... one miss step u might as well die in whatever happens u will never get out of the hole it makes for u
 

miccyj

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What I was going to do is plug into the 220 outlet with a plug and cord. Run that to a smaller box that has plugs. Then run what I need out of that box.
This is terrifying, I've never seen a single circuit with a 30amp breaker that goes to a socket. Find an electrician man, they spend years learning how to not burn down houses, lol
 
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