What is a 70 amp breaker used for?

What is a 70 amp breaker used for?

Double-pole breaker The 15-amp and 20-amp breakers often handle baseboard heaters, 30-amp serve water heaters and electric dryers, 40- and 50-amp are for electric ranges, and the 70-amp could serve a large air conditioner or a subpanel.

What size wire do you need for a 70 amp breaker?

The rule of thumb that techs will usually go by is that for a 70 amp circuit breaker, 4-gauge copper wire is the right one to go with. For a 80 amp you need a 4-gauge copper wire. For a 100 amp service, you will need a 1-gauge wire. For 125 and you will need a 1-gauge copper wire.

Do they make 70 amp breakers?

Square D Homeline 70 Amp 2-Pole Circuit Breaker-HOM270CP – The Home Depot.

Does Square D make a 70 amp breaker?

Square D Homeline 70-Amp 2-Pole Standard Trip Circuit Breaker.

What size breaker do I need for garage?

For most garages, you will want to use a 50 amp breaker with 8/3 wire between the two buildings to handle the load.

How many breakers can you have on a 70 amp sub panel?

For a maximum peak or continuous load of around 60 amps, a panel is designed at 70 amps. If the load on panel is around 70 amps, it would be designed with components having operating ratings of 100Amps. Yes, but you have to make the 70 AMP panel have 50 AMP breakers or smaller.

What wire size do I need to go 100 feet for a 60 amp service to a workshop?

For 60 amps #6 wire is the right size. Use RHW or THHN type insulation.

What size wire do I need to run 60 amps 100 feet?

What size wire should I use for a 60 amp subpanel? You can get away with 6 AWG when you have a short run of wire, however, due to voltage drop, if you ever decide you want to go more than 100 feet then a 4 AWG is the size you should choose.

Do they make 75 amp breakers?

Square D GJL36075M06 3 Pole 75 Amp 600 Vac Circuit Breaker (J3)

Is there a 75 amp breaker?

TERASAKI TG-100B-3P-75A Circuit Breaker 75AMP 3POLE 220VAC.

How many amps should I run to my garage?

A 100-amp subpanel in a detached garage may be enough to handle high-draw appliances such as refrigerators. As for basic lighting or low-load electronic devices, a 50- or 60-amp subpanel in a detached garage may suffice.

Does a sub panel in a detached garage need a main breaker?

Does the sub panel require a main disconnect? Thanks for your help. NO it does not. A detached building fed from another building would require a disconnecting means nearest the entrance of the feeder conductors into the building.