All,
I have a shop in the 3 part of a 3 car garage. I am looking to add a 3hp Sawstop in June, and need some more power in general - (tired of tripping breakers with heaters, etc.)
We currently have a hot tub that is shut off, emptied, and not in use, and I want to repurpose the hottub circuit. In my main panel in the house, it is has a 50A breaker. I believe it is #6 wire going from that 50A breaker to the disconnect outside, which is a SQUARE HOM2-4L70RB disconnect. It has a 50 AMP main as well with 2 - 20A side breakers installed. Here are my questions.
1. Can I simply move the disconnect from outside into my garage, and use it as the panel in the garage for the new circuits?
2. Can I use the 50A connection to run the 220 circuit that I need - I would like 4 outlets of 220 - and never more that 2 devices on at the same time. ( I can convert my PM 141 to 220, or my Jet 6" Jointer, not sure if it is worth it, though). Or do I need to break the amperage up in to different 220 circuits. I probably need to do that to assure that I dont send too much power to 10 or 12 guage wire, which will negate using the disconnect.
3. The 6 guage wire should be able to handle 70AMPS. Should I change out the main breaker in the basement and then just populate a new panel with the correct mixture of 220 and 110 circuits?
Any and all advice is welcome!
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