earlybirds
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Longtime lurker, have learned TONS of information in this forum. Thank you. I will be installing underground elec. service from my house 200 amp panel to my polebarn 100 amp panel 170 Ft. away. Wiring will be in 2 inch Sched. 40 PVC conduit buried 24 inches deep under a gravel driveway.
My question is about what aluminum wiring to use. I know from the elec. calculators that I need 1/0 wire for the two hots and the neutral. What size alum. ground wire do I need?
Next question- I can get several different kinds of aluminum wire for underground use.They all cost about the same.
They are: XLP/USE-2/RHH-RHW2 (single conductor)
or
XHHW-2 (single conductor)
or
Quadruplex Underground Secondary Distribution Cable size 1/0, 1/0, 1/0,  A #2 alum. ground wire for my setup seems to be too large according to the online elec. calculators
Which wire should I get?
My question is about what aluminum wiring to use. I know from the elec. calculators that I need 1/0 wire for the two hots and the neutral. What size alum. ground wire do I need?
Next question- I can get several different kinds of aluminum wire for underground use.They all cost about the same.
They are: XLP/USE-2/RHH-RHW2 (single conductor)
or
XHHW-2 (single conductor)
or
Quadruplex Underground Secondary Distribution Cable size 1/0, 1/0, 1/0,  A #2 alum. ground wire for my setup seems to be too large according to the online elec. calculators
Which wire should I get?