Dedicated Line Options

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I currently have an 8 ga/40 A Trendex cable running about 19 m from my main panel to a subpanel beneath my audio equipment (equipment about 5 m from the subpanel . . . the subpanel sitting in the basement beneath the room the audio equipment is in). The subpanel provides circuits for a number of things, including washer/dryler, boiler (hot water heating), jacuzzi, as well as a single dedicated circuit running to the audio equipment (1 + 1 duplex pigtailed to the end of the line).

What would be the choice for an upgrade to this:

1. Run separate 10 ga lines from the main to the audio outlets (perhaps 4 duplexes in total, 2 - 3 lines)

2. Run a larger gauge (?) line from the main to another subpanel, then feed dedicated audio lines to the outlets (one to each duplex, or perhaps pigtail duplex outlets so that perhaps 2 lines in total)

Any potential grounding issues that are inherent to either setup? I'm hoping that the 2nd results in equivalent to that of the first, as it is a much easier setup to install.

thanks

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Topic - Dedicated Line Options - terra3 09:52:34 04/13/09 (0)

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