A few years ago I had a french drain put it the basement. The contractor who did the work did pretty much EVERYTHING wrong (A list would make you ROTFL, though it makes me sick)
One "small" problem is he didn't even plug in the 2 pumps, nor did he have electrical run to them, nor did he tell us that WE had to. By code, the two pumps have to have a dedicated breaker, though it can be a single 20a circuit. However, I want to have each pump on its own 15a breaker, because if the main pump were to burn out, it could trip its breaker, leaving no power of pump #2. Pump#2 has a battery backup, but those can fail, whereas my whole-house generator would likely not fail. So, 2 breakers = a lot more peace of mind.
MY QUESTION: I have to run over 100' of Romex, and so I'd rather not have two separate runs of wire. Is it possible to do something like this: Use 12g Romex with a 20a breaker in the service box, but then have 2 local 15a breakers & sockets, for the two pumps?
If so, what do i use? I haven't been able to find any 2-slot sub panels.
Would you do it some other way entirely?
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QUESTION #2: I'm not planning to use GFI's, even though technically the code calls for this. (Rockland County, NY ) If they go bad, you flood, so... I did more research than I ever want to do again, and this is a HUGE grey area. There seems to be a "dedicated use" condition that may apply here. I'll have only 1 socket per breaker, and will enclose the whole thing in a box, so....
Am I rolling the dice?
THX.