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<blockquote data-quote="Duckhunter39480" data-source="post: 3897755" data-attributes="member: 48968"><p>I have read through the post and understand the question and the solution is easy to do but hard for me to explain. I would start with replacing the subpannel with a circuit breaker box as you stated. I purchased a Square D 100 amp, 6 space/12 circuit outside box from Home Depot last week for less than $45. Wire has gotten pretty expensive so I would use 14/2 with ground for the lights (on a seperate circuit) and any other circuit where I was NOT going to pull a lot of electricity. The 14/2 w/ground is good for up to 15 amps. If you are going to install refrigerators/freezeers I would put these on seperate circuits using 12/2 w/ground. The 12/2 w/ground is good for 20 amps. If you need to install outlets along a workbench area you can put up to 10 outlets on the same circuit if you want. One circuit for lighting, one for a freezer/refrigerator and one for outlets: this leaves 9 cuircits available for expansion to a welder, heater/ac, outsid outlets, etc. Again, this is easy to do but hard to explain. BTW, this is a 6 space box and if you use a single breaker for each space you will only have 6 circuits. To achieve the 12 circuit potential of the box you will have to use a double circuit breaker for each space. This box is still overkill for your application</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Duckhunter39480, post: 3897755, member: 48968"] I have read through the post and understand the question and the solution is easy to do but hard for me to explain. I would start with replacing the subpannel with a circuit breaker box as you stated. I purchased a Square D 100 amp, 6 space/12 circuit outside box from Home Depot last week for less than $45. Wire has gotten pretty expensive so I would use 14/2 with ground for the lights (on a seperate circuit) and any other circuit where I was NOT going to pull a lot of electricity. The 14/2 w/ground is good for up to 15 amps. If you are going to install refrigerators/freezeers I would put these on seperate circuits using 12/2 w/ground. The 12/2 w/ground is good for 20 amps. If you need to install outlets along a workbench area you can put up to 10 outlets on the same circuit if you want. One circuit for lighting, one for a freezer/refrigerator and one for outlets: this leaves 9 cuircits available for expansion to a welder, heater/ac, outsid outlets, etc. Again, this is easy to do but hard to explain. BTW, this is a 6 space box and if you use a single breaker for each space you will only have 6 circuits. To achieve the 12 circuit potential of the box you will have to use a double circuit breaker for each space. This box is still overkill for your application [/QUOTE]
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