Recent content by isky1843

Thanks patten, the drop in wire size will make up for some of the added cost of the 4th conductor. When I put together the budget for this project, I figured in 3 conductors so this should help. Thanks to all for the replys.

Thanks a lot for the help guys. I really appreciate it. I agree that I will most likely never need the full 100amps so I may consider stepping down and running a smaller service. The largest draw I will have is a millermatic 250 tig. Besides that it is just normal shop equipment like compressor...

Well what if there is no EGC back to the main panel? I have confirmed that I should run a 4 conductor to my new shop but I have two barns that have a three conductor feed. These were done this way before we bought the place. Instead of digging up the ditches and adding over a thousand feet of...

So in laymans terms, if your neutral looses continuity(bad connection, oxidation,....) Then your ground circuit would cary the load for the neutral. If this takes place it would most likely go un noticed. Then if you were to have a short, your ground would become energized?

Thanks for the link Aceman, that helps alot. Thanks to Dirtroad it looks like this may have gotten overlooked. So, any comments on this.

Thanks to everyone for the replys. I will most likely go with a 4 wire feed. That seems to be the general consensus. Exept for you Dirtroad, and in response to your comment: "Joking aside, I guess I didn’t realize you where an expert, strange to be asking such elementary questions when you...

OK, I think I get what you are saying. If I were to run three conductors and ground at the shop, I would risk the grounding system becoming "hot" during a fault since the ground bar and neutral bar are not bonded. I don't mean to keep hacking at this but in theory, what could happen if I ran the...

Thanks for the reply pattenp. So 4/0 will be enough for 100amps @300 feet, that makes me feel alot better. In all actuality, I would never max out even a 75amp service but it would be nice to have the 100amps in case I add on or put a hookup for an RV or whatnot. I am glad you brought up the 4...

I could use a little advice sizing the service cable I will be running to my shop. I will be running a 220v/75amp service coming off of the 200amp panel on my house. It is 300ft from the house panel to the shop. As of now my plan is to use 4/0-4/0-2/0 aluminum service cable. I looked at several...

Hello all, I figured it was about time I join, since I already sneak around here gathering info why not make it official. I grew up in a garage building and working on racecars and hot rods with my father. It is where I feel most at home. I have always lived somewhere with a garage untill last...