Electrical – wire a 120v 20A outlet with #8 wire

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I am installing an outlet on the front of my house to charge my Kea Niro. The current charger I am using requires a 120v 20A circuit. In the future I expect to get a charger that will require a 240v 50A circuit.

Can I run #8 wires thru the conduit for the 240v 50A circuit but cap the RED wire and just hook the BLACK to a 20A Breaker and on the other end install a 20A recepticle in a box large enough for the future bigger outlet? Then when I upgrade I can install the 50 A double breaker and the proper 50A outlet. Does all of this make sense and seem proper?

Best Answer

There is really nothing wrong with having a bigger wire. Not knowing how long your future is. Would put in a over sized conduit in emt to handle ,future wire. 1 inch emt. pull in your 12 wire. when you do change it out .Use wires to pull in new ones. Codes may change by the time you upgrade.And wires may not meet new code and be waste of money spent. Or pull your 8 wire add pigtails fine to .