Marctrees
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Hey All!
My Googling gives me unsure answers, so Im coming to the Experts here.
This is all about I am building a very close but detached shop, need to power it.
Currently have mobile home w 100A panel in house.
Fed from pole 1' from house, from a 100a Breaker old tired disconnect on that pole, next to Meter.
Building a shop that will have it's panel located 30' of conduit path from that pole., I definitely want to feed it from that pole, NOT from the existing house panel.
Large wood deck (open newly built framing, not yet decked) exists immediately adjacent to house, adjacent to shop, so 1' from this pole.
Plan on Sch40 PVC strapped to underside of deck framing for entire route, no underground need, all structures RIGHT next to opposite sides of deck, w framed deck in between.
Deck less than 1' above grade, being built now, fully framed, not decked yet so all accessible from topside, till I run this "rough in" pipe.
Shop not yet built, in near future, God willing, but need to run the pipe now.
Now on to questions - What Hot, N, and Ground sizes do I need ? (Prefer CU, not AL)
What pipe size?
I want to go small as possible, my bend total will be way less than allowed max, LB's at both ends.Thing is I need to make a few heat bent kicks to stay snug to deck framing, and would rather bend smaller than oversize.
Not worried about the pulling, no problem
Lastly, I want to replace the Disconnect on pole, old, crusty, breaker been overheated from old under torquing.
100A Service size to feed both structures is MORE than enough for this project
So the mobile home has one panel, the shop will have a second one, both 100 main in those two panels.
Can someone point to a stock # (hopefully widely available, not obscure)
Of Disconnect to put next to the meter to feed these two 100A panels please?
Definately prefer SqD QO.
So- Conductor H,N, + G sizing, pipe sizing, and Disconnect info.
O, and no permit or Inspector, very rural TX, but still want to do right and comply to NEC.
I was a Master and Contractor for years in MN, but left it 20+ yrs ago, brain has gotten tired since then.
What you Pro Guys say, I will do.
Sberry, Wylies, others?
Thank you Gentlemen, and keep yer feet and hands dry !!! Marc
My Googling gives me unsure answers, so Im coming to the Experts here.
This is all about I am building a very close but detached shop, need to power it.
Currently have mobile home w 100A panel in house.
Fed from pole 1' from house, from a 100a Breaker old tired disconnect on that pole, next to Meter.
Building a shop that will have it's panel located 30' of conduit path from that pole., I definitely want to feed it from that pole, NOT from the existing house panel.
Large wood deck (open newly built framing, not yet decked) exists immediately adjacent to house, adjacent to shop, so 1' from this pole.
Plan on Sch40 PVC strapped to underside of deck framing for entire route, no underground need, all structures RIGHT next to opposite sides of deck, w framed deck in between.
Deck less than 1' above grade, being built now, fully framed, not decked yet so all accessible from topside, till I run this "rough in" pipe.
Shop not yet built, in near future, God willing, but need to run the pipe now.
Now on to questions - What Hot, N, and Ground sizes do I need ? (Prefer CU, not AL)
What pipe size?
I want to go small as possible, my bend total will be way less than allowed max, LB's at both ends.Thing is I need to make a few heat bent kicks to stay snug to deck framing, and would rather bend smaller than oversize.
Not worried about the pulling, no problem
Lastly, I want to replace the Disconnect on pole, old, crusty, breaker been overheated from old under torquing.
100A Service size to feed both structures is MORE than enough for this project
So the mobile home has one panel, the shop will have a second one, both 100 main in those two panels.
Can someone point to a stock # (hopefully widely available, not obscure)
Of Disconnect to put next to the meter to feed these two 100A panels please?
Definately prefer SqD QO.
So- Conductor H,N, + G sizing, pipe sizing, and Disconnect info.
O, and no permit or Inspector, very rural TX, but still want to do right and comply to NEC.
I was a Master and Contractor for years in MN, but left it 20+ yrs ago, brain has gotten tired since then.
What you Pro Guys say, I will do.
Sberry, Wylies, others?
Thank you Gentlemen, and keep yer feet and hands dry !!! Marc
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