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Secret & Other SEC Electrical Service Wire Size Q&A

These questions & answers about the sizing of hole-and-corner electrical service entry wires or service laterals were posted originally at Undercover SERVICE LATERALS - topic abode - so yous will desire to be sure to see the wire sizing table givent hither.

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@Deneen, actually you are far-more than "clued-in" than people who just run wires willy-nilly without trying to observe out what is needed.

An cloak-and-dagger electrical service tin can be run in conduit (special piping used for electrial wiring) or information technology can exist run directly if the proper UF or hush-hush feeder wire type is purchased.

The wire size y'all demand depends on the size of electrical service (principal panel and switch) to be installed; for a small-scale home you'd typically use at least
a 100-Amp rated electrical service and panel.

The wire size yous need is going to exist given in electrical codes, selected by your installing electrical contractor, based on BOTH the Ampacity (say 100A) and the total wire length - where your length of 150 ft. is pretty long, and is also described
at
SE CABLE & BRANCH Excursion WIRE SIZES vs AMPS

The table of wire sizes I'll show below is excerpted from that web page.

You'll see that for 100A the service entry cablevision is typically a #1 or a #0 gauge wire depending on whether you lot're using copper (smaller diameter wire) or aluminum wire.

Merely
when running the service entry cable for a longer altitude, like your 150 anxiety, it will be wire size 2/0 - copper or 4/0 aluminum. (More zeroes is a larger wire size).

Examples of wire sizes for longer runs are also at

SE CABLE & WIRE SIZES FOR LONG RUNS https://inspectapedia.com/electric/Long-Run-SEC-Cable-Sizes.php

The wire TYPE you lot will demand is one rated for burial underground and will be marked at least
UF for "Hole-and-corner Feeder"

At that place are boosted letters and markings that reflect more wire backdrop like temperature range;

Watch out: if you are not familiar with proper, condom electrical wiring, making a mistake tin can cause a burn or impale someone. And so be sure you have help from a qualified electrician. Also in most communities y'all're required to get an electrical permit to practice or accept done the work you describe. The electrical inspector's visits and inspections are at that place to help keep y'all and everyone else prophylactic so be certain you get those done.

Liquid-tight electrial conduit for wiring -f rom Southwire cited & discussed at Inspectapedia.com

What size of and blazon of conduit and service wire do I demand for a small home, nosotros are burring it underground from electric meter to dwelling around 150 ft.i am a female person that is totally clueless about these things. I need help

Ineed to know what size of service wire. And conduit I demand for service from meter to home. I am burring it surreptitious. From meter to home effectually 100 ft

Todd

SE CABLE SIZES FOR LONG WIRE RUNS - Come across THIS ARTICLE for wire size for long runs

https://inspectapedia.com/electric/Long-Run-SEC-Cable-Sizes.php

I need to run surreptitious wire 300 ft. to a cabin with a 150 amp panel from my barn. What type and size wire volition I need?

Normally yes;

Does the underground power company wiring size demand to exist inverse when going from 100 to 200 amp service?

I take a 250 foot run from the chief pole to the meter box. I have a 225 amp breaker box. What gauge wire do I need for the main run and the meter to breaker box?

Tim

Check out

SE Cablevision SIZES FOR LONG WIRE RUNS - See THIS Article for wire size for long runs

at https://inspectapedia.com/electrical/Long-Run-SEC-Cablevision-Sizes.php

and don't hesitate to ask if that leaves you with questions

Thanks

I'yard putting cloak-and-dagger electric service to my business firm. I take 200 amp service. I demand 200 feet of hole-and-corner. What size wire exercise I need.

Online calculator for electrical wire size depending on length and amps - at Inspectapedia.com Greg

Using the online calculator itself cited at the article I'll cite just below to back up a 200A load at the stop of the run

yous'd encounter an acceptable (under 3%) voltage drib of 2.80% with 350 kcmil wire

Illustration: edited from output from Southwire's voltage drib calculator at southwire.com

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I take a 650' run from the service pole and I'grand not sure with the voltage drib what size wire is needed for a 200 amp service.

Daryll

Exist certain you have the necessary permits, approvals, inspections equally that volition help your installation be safe.

Meet SE CABLE & WIRE SIZES FOR LONG RUNS for help with wire sizing.

I'yard replacing a old box with new 200 amp box and running 300 human foot to new trailer can anyone give me whatsoever advice

Demand to run a 200 amp service from pole to new firm, 800' secret. What size wire?

What sz of straight burial wire for 200 amp service, 200' away coming from on the ground transformer?

Need to comport 100 amps 500 feet. What size under ground wire practice I need

Deplorable 400 anxiety under ground

What size wire exercise I Need to go 400 anxiety for a 200 amp service?

200amp service at 300ft underground what size wire do I need

I have a 150 amp service I need to run 200 feet of wire what size wire do I demand

I have a 200 foot run to a 200 amp household service. I am doing underground. What size wire exercise i need?

A new self-protected transformer, 15 kVA, 34.5/xix.9Kv 120/240 V was recently installed 520 feet from my abode in Costa Rica. The elec. utility insists that the meter exist installed at the street. I want to run undercover cable directly up to my house (with a 100 amp service). What size AL cable will I need?

Anon

At the Article Index see the live links for

SE Cable SIZES vs AMPfor more wire size guidelines

SIZE of WIRE REQUIRED for receptacle circuits and like wiring situations

And beware: you'll demand an individual disconnect and fuse protection (breakers) for both of those services.

We accept 400amp service split with 200amp to house with quick disconnect. The other 200amp will go to our barn and workshop of the other quick disconnect. My question is what size al wire should nosotros utilise for 230' run to barn? It will be underground 3" picture. What size quad 250 or 350?? Thanks

Mike

Using Southwire'due south voltage drop estimator, for 100A service and a 250 ft. run single phase, 240VAC, aluminum SEC cached,

1 conductors per phase utilizing a #3/0 Aluminum conductor will limit the voltage drop to ii.82% or less when supplying 100.0 amps for 250 feet on a 240 volt system.

If we modify the voltage to 120VAC the result is: 1 conductors per phase utilizing a #400 Aluminum conductor will limit the voltage drop to two.94% or less when supplying 100.0 amps for 250 anxiety on a 120 volt system.

Typically, the maximum allowed voltage drop for residential installations is 3% that's why I chose that number. You lot can see you'd exist ok with direct cached 3/0 Al.

You may want to run your wire in 3" conduit - double check with what your local electric utility will take.

Check out the definition of VDI - voltage drop alphabetize, and besides "Maximum Wire Length vs Wire Size & Circuit Amps" at SE CABLE SIZES vs AMPS inspectapedia.com/electrical/Electrical_SEC_Sizes_Amps.php and of form get to UF (underground feeder) rated wire.

what size of underground wire do I demand to run a 100 amp service, 250 feet away?

Yous are e'er safe for going to the next larger size or diameter wire for a longer run. So since a 15 amp circuit would utilise 14 gauge wire you lot could go up to number 12 wire. Be sure you're using the proper wire blazon for underground feeder.

I need to run 300 feet from out to panel to run 110volt motor off a 15 amp billow... What gauge wire do I need?

Going to upgrade to a 200 amp service. Going to run from pole transformer to house breaker panel 150 feet undercover. 120 volts. What cablevision size and conduit is required.

Sure Mike

Yous didn't specify voltage but I assume you meant 240V. At 208V you'd need bigger wires and at 120V much much bigger wires.

There are many wire sizing tables online and in the NEC, and some reasonable online wire size calculators

Generally I found that for 200A at 450 ft and 240V you need to use 300 MCM copper wire or 500 MCM aluminum wire.

You'll want to check again the NEC tables and UF notes.

see http://www.jhlarson.com/

Tin can you provide wiring size information for 200 amp hole-and-corner service with a 450 foot run.

Thank you

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