Bassproman
New User
- Location
- Orlando
- Occupation
- Retired
House is about 5 Years old. Panel from the garage feeds a 100 AMP Intermatic pool control box with 6 gauge ROMEX and a 50 AMP breaker for about 60ft run to the pool equipment sub control box.
The pool control box has a 20 AMP GFCI for a pentair Intelliflo pool pump which runs around 7 AMPS and a pool light on a 20 AMP breaker which draws about 4 AMPS. I am adding a Pool Electric Heater to the pool equipment which has a "minimum circuit amperage 40." and "MAX time delay fuse or HACR CKT BK 50." with an 8ft run to the control box in flexible conduit to control box with 2 x 8 gauge singles and 10 gauge ground and bonding the heater with 6 gauge solid on a 50 AMP breaker.
Pump runs around 7 AMPS
Heater runs around 27 AMPS
Together 34 AMPS
My Question is: Is the 6 Gauge ROMEX with a 50 AMP breaker adequate for the additional electric pool Heater.
The pool control box has a 20 AMP GFCI for a pentair Intelliflo pool pump which runs around 7 AMPS and a pool light on a 20 AMP breaker which draws about 4 AMPS. I am adding a Pool Electric Heater to the pool equipment which has a "minimum circuit amperage 40." and "MAX time delay fuse or HACR CKT BK 50." with an 8ft run to the control box in flexible conduit to control box with 2 x 8 gauge singles and 10 gauge ground and bonding the heater with 6 gauge solid on a 50 AMP breaker.
Pump runs around 7 AMPS
Heater runs around 27 AMPS
Together 34 AMPS
My Question is: Is the 6 Gauge ROMEX with a 50 AMP breaker adequate for the additional electric pool Heater.
