What type of wire should I use to make a 50 foot over head run from the house to the garage? This will be a 50A 240V circuit from the main house panel. Right now we have separate service from the electric company to the garage with a separate meter (1 meter for the house 1 for the garage). The electric company now wants to charge a 30 dollar per month service charge for the garage. We can't afford that. To go below ground would we would have to deal with a 4 foot across driveway and a gas line, that's why we want to go overhead. Do we need 4 conductor wire that being 2 hots a neutral and a ground? What about 3 conductor (2 hots and a neutral) and a ground rod at garage panel? Do we need to enclose the wire in a pipe to run up the house then leave it open till it reaches the garage then more pipe down to the garage entrance?
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14 years ago