I have approx 150' run from the closest electric outlet to the back of the property. Wondering If I will be able to use a 12G cord for this?
1610038
The Worx manual says (given 120V and 14.5 amps) that you should use a 12 gauge AWG cord at 50 ft. The manual says a 100 ft cord is "not recommended".
2049002
Yes. You must consider most importantly the length of the run. I usually only run a max of 50ft for 16G and use heavier wire (14-12G) for runs of 100ft or more.
107811
It will work fine as long as your not gonna use more than 50-75 feet of extension cord. Any longer and Id go with a 12 gauge cord
2015528
If the garage is attached to the house do not run the generator in it even with all the doors open. A gas engine needs fresh air to burn efficiently. A 14 gauge extension cord will do just fine. I ran a 100 foot extension to my neighbor's during an outage and it worked fine. Just remember to run the generator first then plug the cord in to the appliance. It provides a cleaner current on start up.
549770
I hard wired a 14 GA. 3 wire 10'-12' extension cord that I removed the female end from. Works traffic. Shorter the better.
910678
This may seem like a dumb question, but are you using a heavy enough extension cord? You would definitly want to use #12 cord. I have had a comperssor that would not kick only to realize the extension cord was too lite.
1091155
Nope. Gonna have to use an extension cord. It might be around 50ft. Not absolutly positive but its still a lil handy thing.
1459273
yah 14 to 15 dont even try to use it with anything less than a 12 guage wire and 50ft extension cord. if you have anything else on that circuit it will just pop the circuit
1387042
I am an electrician, it will pull about 13.5 amps on high. A standard residential circuit will handle it, IF, there is nothing else being used on that circuit. A good condition 14 guage grounded extension cord will work if it is 50 feet or less. Buy the shortest cord that gets the job done and I don't recommend going over 50 ft.
1735672
Ok this sounds crazy, but it works. I have a deck in the back yard next to a lake. It's only about 100 feet from the house. We ran a extension cord under ground and works fine. Another words buy yourself a cord. Good luck! Rob
1125430
I would get a heavy duty cord, at least 14 gauge, up to a 100 ft. length. If longer, I'd resort to 12 gauge.
225854
I would use a high grade for 100-150 feet, electrical requires thicker wire the longer the run if you will
514064
More than likely you will need an extension cord. How close you are to an outlet will determine its length. An all weather one is preferable.
851709
I use a 100ft 14 gauge extension cord. It not been an issue. An alternaive to an extension cord would to use protable generator. I have done that as well. This is a great little tiller for the price.
69190
Plug in that doesn't go very far so for outside jobs will def need a extension cord
1280591
i have use a 120 foot cord and have had no problem i dont know about two. i think it should be fine as long as its getting power
650657
You should use a 16 gauge extension cord for 50 feet. If you move to 100 feet you would need to increase the gauge to 14.