Free electrical planning tools

Free electrical calculators: voltage drop, conduit fill and wire size

Use focused calculators to understand voltage drop, conduit fill, and conductor ampacity. Each tool explains its assumptions and keeps the useful result available without signup.

Route performance

Voltage drop calculator

Estimate AC or DC voltage loss from route length, load, conductor size, and installation assumptions, with an interactive guide below.

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Raceway planning

Conduit fill calculator

Mix wire sizes and the ground in EMT or PVC Schedule 40 and compare every trade size, with an interactive guide below.

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Conductor sizing

Electrical wire size calculator

The smallest wire that carries the load and stays within your voltage drop target over the run, and what a size up would cost, with an interactive guide below.

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How voltage drop, conduit fill and wire size affect each other

A wire size can satisfy ampacity and still produce too much voltage drop over a long route. A larger conductor can reduce that drop while consuming more raceway area. These tools separate each relationship so you can learn it clearly. ZapSketch brings them back together around the route drawn on the plan.

Results are checked against documented NEC 2023 tables for the inputs shown. Follow equipment instructions and all applicable codes and regulations.

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Run all three checks on every home run in a plan

Draw routes on the plan, keep length tied to the circuit, and check conductor size, voltage drop, fill and materials together against NEC 2023.

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