<VV> Re: Garage Ideas - Futures

[Frank DuVal]

Umm, be careful of  using absolute statements.

I've run a lot of 6/2 6/3 8/2 8/3 NM-B copper romex in new and rework 
houses in the last 10 years. Even Home Depot and Lowe's carries it in stock.

I even use 2/0 copper in service entrances where conduit is used.

But, I have no problem using aluminum for anything, just make sure my 
connections are tight and use the anti-oxide goo. I just do not see 
aluminum romex in any size in stock around here.

Frank DuVal

JVHRoberts at aol.com wrote:

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>You won't find copper on ANY circuit larger than 30 amps on ANY house less  
>than 40 years old! And for good reason, copper costs a LOT more, and offers NO  
>benefit whatsoever. 
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>Anyhow, a heat pump for this size garage only needs a 20 amp circuit, and  
>you'll NEVER run it all at once anyway!
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>Certainly going to 100 amps costs not much more, and if that's what you  
>think you need, you should do it! 
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>In a message dated 8/7/2007 10:01:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>lechevrier at earthlink.net writes:
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>Hardly  anyone uses copper for over 30  amps. 
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>Personally,  I think 60 amps is plenty. I mean, what are you going to run out 
> there?
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>Well,  for a "dream garage", a heat pump (warm in winter, cool in summer),  
>refrigerator (beer cooler), oven (for heating heads), dishwasher (for cleaning  
>parts), water heater, water cooler (for those that don't drink beer), chest  
>freezer (cause the wife doesn't want it in the house, and you have that great  
>big shop ...), welders, lights, air compressor, computer work station 
>(looking  things up on CD), fans, and what ever else I've forgotten ... like battery  
>chargers, modern tire machines (some have electric motors), some woodworking  
>equipment, drills, buffers, maybe a lathe, and if we are going there, a mill, 
> grinders -- I don't think there is an end to this list, microwave, blender 
>(if  this is part of what you do), so since we are dreaming, plan that you may  
>eventually be adding all this stuff to your shop,  and you need  the extra 
>capacity in case the freezer, fridge, water heater, and air  compressor just 
>happen to all come on at the same time while you are  welding.
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>Yeah,  AL might "work" and it certainly will be less money (not as much less 
>as it  used to be), but since we are "dreaming", copper is best!  Also better 
>is  panel boxes with copper buss bars.
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>Bill  S
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