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Hi All, I am new to the forum.
I have a small 30 amp sub panel that once powered a green house, some lights and 1 regular 120-v outlet. We have since removed the greenhouse and it's associated wiring and now the sub panel is an eye sore and in an unsafe location as it is low, at outet height in a finished basement family room and I was always worried a child could easily access it. It now only feeds 2 breakers which are only powering 6 recessed LED lights and one standard 120 volt recepticle in my interior finished basement. We are renovating and I would like to remove the sub panel and just replace it with an outlet.
My plan:
Take the 10/2 wire in the main service panel off the 30-amp double breaker and put it on a single pole 15 amp breaker, putting white on the neutral and black on the new breaker, ground is still ground.
Rip out the old sub panel and replace it with a square junction box and put a one or 2 gang mud ring on it for the outlet or outlets, depending on box size needed.
i would splice the 2 existing circuits and the 10-awg wire with a pigtail for the new outlet. Everything would be 120 volt now.
i would use a single pole 15-amp breaker as there is some 14 guage wire in the circuits for the lights and I am sizing the breaker down to the smallest guage wire.
I know this sounds like a lot, but it really isn't and I could remove this ugly sub panel.that was put in my finished basement while we renovate.
Does this sound like a proper and safe plan.
Thank you.
I have a small 30 amp sub panel that once powered a green house, some lights and 1 regular 120-v outlet. We have since removed the greenhouse and it's associated wiring and now the sub panel is an eye sore and in an unsafe location as it is low, at outet height in a finished basement family room and I was always worried a child could easily access it. It now only feeds 2 breakers which are only powering 6 recessed LED lights and one standard 120 volt recepticle in my interior finished basement. We are renovating and I would like to remove the sub panel and just replace it with an outlet.
My plan:
Take the 10/2 wire in the main service panel off the 30-amp double breaker and put it on a single pole 15 amp breaker, putting white on the neutral and black on the new breaker, ground is still ground.
Rip out the old sub panel and replace it with a square junction box and put a one or 2 gang mud ring on it for the outlet or outlets, depending on box size needed.
i would splice the 2 existing circuits and the 10-awg wire with a pigtail for the new outlet. Everything would be 120 volt now.
i would use a single pole 15-amp breaker as there is some 14 guage wire in the circuits for the lights and I am sizing the breaker down to the smallest guage wire.
I know this sounds like a lot, but it really isn't and I could remove this ugly sub panel.that was put in my finished basement while we renovate.
Does this sound like a proper and safe plan.
Thank you.