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>    I've been playing with a pool project. I need to run several water
> pumps, all together 240V, 72A. I don't know if this is the kind of power
> typical for outdoor sports use (it is also used indoor, but I'm not
> worrying about that), I don't know if a single power box can handle it and
> I just need to wire single AC input, or they would prefer to wire several
> ACs from different boxes. which configuration is more popular?

This sounds like you will need 3 phase power to allow the power company to 
load balance the phases properly. But how much are you pumping? 72A is 
around 24HP, which is a very large amount of pumping, a couple of fire 
engines worth perhaps? 


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