Recent content by bbkmods

HaHa. I'll do it the right way, which I guess is the way NEC tells us to, instead of my common sense. But if I have to dig this cable up in a few years, I'm going to have to hunt down Mr. NEC and kick his ****.

Looking at the cable more closely, I do see that the ground isn't insulated like the other three. That's kind of dumb, whats up with that? lol :eyecrazy: I too want to protect my property and such, that's why I originally wanted to do everything by the book. But comparing the two...

Patten, you've been responding to my posts and trying to help me and I'm grateful. With your electrical knowledge and experience with these two types of cable, would you run the SER rated cable underground (in conduit) if code did allow it? In my opinion, the protection and of course ease of...

It rained all day today, so I just bumbed around my garage, looking at the $500 in materials I bought last night. The main items I bought were a 100' of URD wire and 60' of XHHW SER wire. I got to tell ya, the SER wire looks ten times weather,puncture,water and fire resistant than the URD...

Hmmm... I already did my shopping, bought a junction box for the crawl space, but I may have to take it back because I like that idea. The outside junction box was only 10 bucks more. I will definitely consider that.

Got the shopping done. The RHW was not anywhere on the cable. I bought it anyhow. I guess ill be doing this project like a redneck as was an option earlier in this thread. Lol

Thank you so much. It's time to go shopping.:rocker:

My two surrounding Home Depots don't have MHF cable, but I did call and ask a sales associate if he could read the sheathing on the 2-2-2-4 AL URD **** cable they do have in stock. He said it reads RHW on it. If I understand Dr. Johnny correctly, I can use this wire and make my cable...

You did rain on my parade. lol I wonder if Home Depot has Mobile Home Feeder for me to buy. Did you say the MHF cable would have to be installed in conduit in the crawl space? If it doesn't, this sounds to me like the cable I would need to run the entire distance the way I wanted in the...

I thank you guys so much for the help. :bowdown: By the way, I have a 2" sch.80 and LB pvc entering into the crawl space. I think my plan will be to go with a wire transition in a 8x8x4 junction box as soon as I enter the crawl space. I'll go from this wire, run underground from the...

I should see if there's an electrical supply house in my area. If I go the route of using a junction box, how big of a box would I need? Is it easy to use those connector thingys?

Thanks for the help Johnny. It seems to me that my scenario happens with the majority of people running electric to there new garage. The redneck way is sounding good though.:bounce: I just want to "get er done". That URD wire at the Depot is only $1.47 a foot. That sure beats $1050...

Oh my god. I'm going nuts here..:lol_hitti I wanted to go up to home Depot tonight and grab the wire I needed, but I'm not sure anymore of the correct wire. I thought the Home Depot Southwire 500 ft. 2-2-2-4 AL URD **** Service Entry Electrical Cable was what I needed, but I guess not...

I am positively going to pipe it in the ditch, but is it really necessary to pipe it in the crawl space? God, I really don't want to do that. It's very difficult to move around down there. I was told by my brother in law that if the underground (URD) cable is stapled to the joists underneath...

Thanks for the help. Can I run that wire the entire distance, from the main panel to the 100amp panel in the barn? I plan on running the wire in pcv conduit in the ditch because I heard it will protect it from rocks and winter heaving.