Help Needed with Wiring Detached Garage

[BigBrian]

Hello all,

I'm feeling a little stupid today...

I am trying to wire a panel in my new detached garage. I have 2-2-2-4 ran from the house (not hooked up in the house panel yet).

The problem I have is this, the wire isn't color coded. The 4awg has a yellow stripe but for the 2aw wires, one says "phase A" one says "phase B" and the other says "phase C"

Which one goes where?

Please help...

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Snapped-off]

I would put A into L1, B into L2, C into the neutral, and the yellow stripe should be your ground. Just make sure they're matched up between the main and the sub.

 

[The Cobbler]

FWIW,looks like you bought 3 phase wire
The colour code for three-phase wiring in Canada is red, black, and blue:

• Red: Phase 1
• Black: Phase 2
• Blue: Phase 3

 

[PCustoms]

Hello all,

I'm feeling a little stupid today...

I am trying to wire a panel in my new detached garage. I have 2-2-2-4 ran from the house (not hooked up in the house panel yet).

The problem I have is this, the wire isn't color coded. The 4awg has a yellow stripe but for the 2aw wires, one says "phase A" one says "phase B" and the other says "phase C"

Which one goes where?

Please help...

Happy Thanksgiving!

What kind of wire did you buy?

 

[Snapped-off]

FWIW,looks like you bought 3 phase wire
The colour code for three-phase wiring in Canada is red, black, and blue:

• Red: Phase 1
• Black: Phase 2
• Blue: Phase 3

That's typical 120 3 phase here. 480 and above is usually brown orange and yellow.

 

[Snapped-off]

What kind of wire did you buy?

It says XLPE.

 

[PCustoms]

It says XLPE.

Yep, I didn't zoom enough

 

[BigBrian]

Thanks guys!

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Hello all,

I'm feeling a little stupid today...

I am trying to wire a panel in my new detached garage. I have 2-2-2-4 ran from the house (not hooked up in the house panel yet).

The problem I have is this, the wire isn't color coded. The 4awg has a yellow stripe but for the 2aw wires, one says "phase A" one says "phase B" and the other says "phase C"

Which one goes where?

Please help...

Happy Thanksgiving!

thats because you got the wrong wire. that is URD for underground service laterals for 3Ø service. also if that is single rated URD, it is not permitted inside.

 

[BigBrian]

I would put A into L1, B into L2, C into the neutral, and the yellow stripe should be your ground. Just make sure they're matched up between the main and the sub.

Like this then?

 

[wyliesdiesels]

That's typical 120 3 phase here. 480 and above is usually brown orange and yellow.

no such thing as 120v 3Ø

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Like this then?

nope. those 2 bars on the left and right have a tie bar across the top. they are both neutral bars. you need to buy a ground bar kit, one that is listed for that panel. 2 would be better.

 

[BigBrian]

nope. those 2 bars on the left and right have a tie bar across the top. they are both neutral bars. you need to buy a ground bar kit, one that is listed for that panel. 2 would be better.

Thank you

 

[Snapped-off]

no such thing as 120v 3Ø

 

[Norcal]

If that panel is bottom fed flip the panel so the main is at the bottom, the install will be much cleaner then having excessive cable in the panel gutters.