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Got it. Thanks!

Thanks! Good to know it's mostly right. I hope the inspector doesn't say anything about the six inches in the box. That would be a huge junction box. Yes I plan to clean up the panel box. Yes I did use aluminum antioxidant on the connections. The Burndy splices came with some inside and the...

Here is the main panel wired up. Other than ground rods to the sub panel am I correct? Thanks!

Here is the sub panel wired up. Getting ready to connect the main. Both the neutral and ground will connect to the same bus on the main. I will run ground rods to the sub panel later.

Here are photos of the panels. Reviewing my JLC Field Guide (Volume 2, 2005) it says I connect using the following: Main panel: Both the neutral and ground connect to the ground/bus bar that is opposite the bus that is actually grounded. (Photo attached) Subpanel: Neutral goes to one bus and...

Ok, I think I'm ready to connect. Here are some photos of the splices and junction box. Also I'm confident I have it right, but want to confirm: SER all black --> All black conductor SER black w/ red strip --> All black conductor SER black w/ white stripe --> All black w/ green stripe SER bare...

Got it. I'll stick with aluminum but if i can use #6 it wheel be easier to fish than #4. I apologize if the two threads was confusing. I thought it would be better to separate.

OK, thanks Pattenp. Once again, you have very helpful and I appreciate it greatly. What is the minimum spacing on the ground rods? I have a roto hammer and a drill with hammer function. Do I just get a nut driver that fits over the ground rod and drive it? Thanks!

PVC conduit. Pattenp I'm a bit embarrased to say, but the original #4 was a couple feet short. I was able to successfully fish it through after I fished the triplex, so in effect I can use the too short #4 as pull string. My length is about 15 feet with 2 90 degree elbows. I'll get the same...

Yep, probably should have done them at once. I had a triplex and the ground is separate. Regardless, I need to run it separately. It's 1 1/4" conduit.

I have already pulled my (3) #2 wires in conduit. I now need to pull my ground wire. I used Ideal Yellow 77 to pull my wires so do I have to use a coated wire for the ground or can I use bare wire? Aluminum ok? Thanks!

Update: I've run the conduit and I was able to successfully fish the wires through. Here are some photos. I just want to clarify before I hook things up. 1. If I run a continuous ground from the main 200 amp panel to the sub panel, I do NOT have to install ground rods for the garage. 2. If...

Thanks Pattenp!

I saw some info about 6 or 8 times the diameter. Still looking for it.

What about just using 1 1/4" flex straight off the back of the LB? http://www.platt.com/platt-electric-supply/Flexible-Conduit-Liquidtight-Non-Metallic/Carlon/15009100/product.aspx?zpid=14675