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Thank you everybody for the advice. I had an electrician look at what I have and we went with a 125 amp feed off my main panel. SER inside and individual wire underground fed through the same 2" PVC that replaced the older 60 amp subpanel. We went heavy duty and did 2/0 wire (instead of 1/0...

Thanks for the info. I will have to look.

For the part of the run (80 feet) that would be in the basement panel to the 2" PVC underground, what would I use (or would I enclose that in conduit also)?

Thanks for the responses guys. For the 125 amp question, I am trying to go as big as possible. 100 amp is the rating of one of my 2 phase converters (30 hp). Not that I will need the 100 amps that the converter can handle, but my 2 machine centers are both 15 hp spindles and I run both of...

Hello. I have a 200 amp service to my house currently with a 60 amp breaker and a feed to my shop. Can I upgrade to 125 amps with a new run of wire to the shop? Also, it is about 180 feet total, 80 feet in basement, and 100 feet through conduit underground to shop. I was thinking of...

For short term, so I can be able to move my equipment to the new shop and use it, if I bought 2/0,2/0,2/0,1 SER aluminum SE type R (200 feet), it is 90deg C rated 150 amps. Would it fit in a 125 amp breaker in my 200 amp box? This way, I can just replace the current 60 amp run to the garage to...

Very good advice. Thank you!

Thanks for the response. The Power company option is definitely on the table, but my electric goes underground to a big green box in the other side of my yard (220 feet). Unfortunately, I found out the power company (PPL) will not run a cable without charging 2k+ for their cable and work...

Hello. If anybody can give advice on the best options to upgrade service to detached garage/shop. My (just bought) house has 200 amp basement service that has a breakered line that runs through basement, out to underground 2" schedule 40 PVC. I need 150 to 200 amp to the garage. And yes, I...

Also, to update the run... I measured the run... 80 feet to the other corner of the basement, and about 90+ feet through 2 inch PVC conduit to the garage. Thank you for responses so far.

Actually, 200 amps is probably more in line than 150 amps, as I have 2 phase converters, but if it is the difference between it being feasible or not, I could certainly be better off with 150 amp vs the current 60. One phase converter is a 15 hp (60 amp) and the other is a 30 hp (100 amp). The...

Hello. If anybody can give advice on the best options to upgrade detached garage service. My (just bought) house has 200 amp basement service that has a breakered line to a 60 amp box in the garage. I need 150 to 200 amp to the garage. I talked to PPL, and their rules changed since I fed a...

Hello all. I'm obviously new to the forum. You guys have lots of good information. I hope to pick your brains soon!