Hi Everyone,
I'm currently wiring in an old air conditioner that has a few years of life left. Currently, I am remodeling my basement and the access from the panel to the service disconnect is open. Currently, the disconnect is a 20 amp breaker and the panel has a 30 amp breaker with 10-3 awg going between everything. The max amps for my ac unit is 30 amps. I'm wondering if I do this if it will pass inspection: keep the 30 amp breaker in the electrical panel, install a 60 amp ac disconnect unit and run 6-3 awg between the two. My reasoning is if I buy a new ac unit that requires 40-60 amps I'm already equipped to handle that by just installing a new breaking the electrical panel. Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Bix
I'm currently wiring in an old air conditioner that has a few years of life left. Currently, I am remodeling my basement and the access from the panel to the service disconnect is open. Currently, the disconnect is a 20 amp breaker and the panel has a 30 amp breaker with 10-3 awg going between everything. The max amps for my ac unit is 30 amps. I'm wondering if I do this if it will pass inspection: keep the 30 amp breaker in the electrical panel, install a 60 amp ac disconnect unit and run 6-3 awg between the two. My reasoning is if I buy a new ac unit that requires 40-60 amps I'm already equipped to handle that by just installing a new breaking the electrical panel. Let me know your thoughts.
Thanks,
Bix
