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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    Bert, Thanks for the detailed reply; I think you answered a most of my questions. I do have a pair of 200a fuses I could use. If I did, would this allow me to extend the distance to the sub-panel? I need to make it about 45 ft. If not, I will just go back to feeding from the 200a panel...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    I hate resurrecting old threads, but, it's mine and I have had a slight change in plans. I have to add a 100a sub-panel for an apartment in the basement. My new questions are: Can I feed this panel off of the small lugs in the disconnect? Also, could I feed this with SER Al 2-2-2-4 or 1-1-1-3...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    I attached a couple of extra pictures showing the bonding ******** the neutral block and the bonding bushing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    Okay, I have new questions now. If I replace the two panels with one large panel, then I will have to replace the existing conductors between the disconnect and the new panel. For a 200a panel, Aluminum SER 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 appears to be appropriate. The existing wire out of the disconnect is 500...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    I killed power and opened the disconnect after work. All the wiring is aluminum. Lines are 500 mcm, neutral is 4/0, and the ground and bond cables are both 1/0. In the teough/raceway the 500 mcm from the disconnect splits into a 250 mcm to each panel, I didn't note what the neutral does. I am...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    a) That is a big fear, but because of the disconnect I could replace those cables without significant issue. b) All cloth covered wiring to the panels will be eliminated. The remaining cloth covered wiring is in the attic and upper floor walls. This will be replaced in about 2 years when the...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    House was built in 1951 and is about 2000 ft2 upstairs and about 700 ft2 in a walk-out basement. The house was built as a builder's personal home; he built a lot of homes in this neighborhood during that time period.
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    Looking through some other pictures I think I see a ground bushing lug for the second ground conductor. I attached as close-up. Based on what has been said here and what I've read elsewhere, it would be proper to use a 4 ga solid bare copper wire from the neutral/ground lug in the disconnect...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    I think you are correct. It is hard to see, but in another picture it looks like a lug peeking around the edge of the cable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    This is the panel upstairs that is being eliminated. The breakers on this one have a tendency to close on there own after being opened. Even after moving the cover around. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    The other looks like it goes back up the conduit from the weather head. Since the meter uses current transformers and is not directly connected, could it be for the meter and it's head? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    @sberry, As some more background, the upstairs of the house is actually served by a sub-panel (which I believe to be the original, as built panel(more like breakers stuck in a wall)) that is fed from left side panel. All the upstairs wiring is cloth covered 2-wire, the NM serves the downstairs...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    A lesson I have learned. The electrician I paid to inspect took about half day the "home inspector" took about 90 minutes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    It is residential. Some, not all, of the wiring was hidden behind a partition. As an aside, the inspector was pretty bad and I didn't push back as hard as should have. As a result, we now have gutted about 80% of the basement due to old termite damage, wiring, asbestos, and water damage. But...
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    Wire as a Main Panel or Sub-panel?

    Hello to all, I am planning the replacement of two load centers in my new (to me) home. The house was built in 1951 and is feeling the effects of 66 years of updates (neglect). I have a couple of questions that have come up prior to starting and I hope that you all can help with them. I plan...
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    Help Identify Air Compressor

    Thanks for all the help. Now I just have to work out how to get it from Ohio to Texas. Jeff
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    Help Identify Air Compressor

    I just received some pictures from my Dad. It does look like the cylinders at the 10 and 12 o'clock position do discharge to the 2 o'clock cylinder which then discharges to the tank. This would make it a two stage, correct? The only numbers he could see are "27k" on the motor, I'm not sure what...
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    Help Identify Air Compressor

    Thanks for all the help. My dad did confirm that it is a SpeedAire. He said he couldn't read a model number, but he'll get one of the teenagers to try. Also, he'll have them take better pictures and text them to me. He said that the discharges each cylinder goes to the next cylinder in series...
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    Help Identify Air Compressor

    Hello, I'm looking for some help in identifying an air compressor. My dad has a compressor he has offered to me, but it is about a 14 hour drive. He knows next to nothing about it. He is also technologically illiterate; I asked for a picture, so he took a shaky picture with his Instamatic and...
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    Compact work flashlight

    :thumbup: Definitely! http://www.foursevens.com/products/P2-AE
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