I have a 22 subpanel for my hot tub. I have a 220 line that runs about 50 feet to the subpanel and then 5 feet to the hot tub. I need to move the subpanel another 6 feet to the fence. I do I add the length of the 220 line to make it to the fence? Can I just put a junction box in the ground and connect wires together to make it the length I need? Thanks in advance.
Electrical – How to extend the wiring so I can move a 220v subpanel
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Best Answer
The junction box needs to be accessible, so "in the ground" cannot mean "buried without access."
In many cases it makes more sense to just replace the wire from end-to-end, but if you can put a junction box (that is accessible) either at the former sub-panel location or somewhere closer to the supply (so that you are shortening the supply wires before extending new wire to the new sub-panel location) that should also work.