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My shed already has a breaker box and is wired already. My house is 165 feet away my breaker box has a spare 20 amp. What size wire do I need to purchase I want to bury the wire aswell I will be using lights in the shed aswell as plug in to power tool all of which are 110 tools no 220 I will run a small AC during the summer aswell as a tiny fridge any info would be greatly appreciated
 
My shed already has a breaker box and is wired already. My house is 165 feet away my breaker box has a spare 20 amp. What size wire do I need to purchase I want to bury the wire aswell I will be using lights in the shed aswell as plug in to power tool all of which are 110 tools no 220 I will run a small AC during the summer aswell as a tiny fridge any info would be greatly appreciated
My friend a 20 amp breaker at 120vac is not going to run an air conditioner which needs it’s own dedicated circuit and the fridge as well and your breaker will definitely start tripping. My suggestion is to take out the 20 amp breaker and install a 40 amp breaker and use # 8/3 romex which needs to be underground approved. It also needs to be a GFCI breaker that you install in your panel.
 

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