Recent content by KRGaijin

Appreciate all the responses and the spare wire issue is much clearer now. Thank you all for clearing that up!

Agreed entirely, that's why I'm struggling a bit with making their vaguery match up with the specifics of the code. Agreed again! It's more of a "quick start guide" than an actual list of instructions to follow.

Not pure reds. I was gonna use green tape to re-identify them and put a "SPARE" or "FUTURE EXPANSION" label on them. I didn't see any specific instruction in the code about how to deal with spare wires. It's my understanding that I can't leave unterminated wires in the box, so I figured the...

Software. Yeah, I know I speak "engineer" instead of "english". :beer:

The #8 was necessary to maintain 30A through the CCC and ambient temp deratings. As requested, here's the layout: All conduits affected by 9% ambient temperature derate Conduit 1, PVC 40, 1 1/4": 3 CCCs, #2 R/B/W. Final ampacity >=100. Conduit 2, PVC 40, 1 1/4": 8 CCCs, 2x #8 R/B/W (>=30A)...

As detailed in the answer above, I now believe you're right, it appears my interpretation of the instructions was more strict than what they actually say. Sorry for the confusion, and I appreciate all you folks' patience and assistance in helping me to see my error!

Thank you for making the effort to read the instructions, it's much appreciated! So, it's possible that it's an interpretation error on my part? Re-reading it, you're correct that they don't explicitly say "one ground per circuit in the conduit". I had come away from the instructions with...

Right. I just went PVC because we're fairly near the coast and we get ocean water dumped on us whenever a hurricane comes through, and I didn't want to face corrosion issues. Also, thank you for all the lightning-quick replies, it's much appreciated!

I would agree, I was just concerned that there might be some justification for the specifying of a ground per circuit for some reason I was unaware of. Or if there was any established hierarchy of (for example) "follow the NEC unless the manufacturer tells you to do something different". I...

This is the panel at the current state of installation. I have run the aforementioned wires, #2 R/B/W and #6 G, and four 20A circuits #10 B/W/G, but they're just hanging loose at the moment. The only wires that are connected are the factory-wired red and black in the upper left, labeled L1/L2.

Yes it's all THWN-2 wire.

Southeast Texas. It's a "smart" panel, an automatic transfer switch and subpanel all combined. For the purposes of the question I thought that was too many details (and yes I see the irony there!) Specific unit is this one.

Sorry for all the word vomit. I try to give all the info up front, but yeah, I don't blame those who don't read it all. I understand the rule the same way you do, but... 110.3(B); I'm just asking if there's something I'm missing and any advantage to doing it the way they say? The TL;DR is: if...

Hi all, I'm installing a new subpanel. The main panel is outdoors, this subpanel is indoors. Conduit is already installed (PVC, with one junction box between the panels). The conduit situation is 4 separate PVC conduits running to the junction box (2x1 1/4 and 2x1"). The wires being run are...