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Old 02-27-2007, 08:13 PM   #1
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ok, i have done alot of wiring both in homes and marine but this is a new one for me. i am putting up a workshop behind my house. i want to just run the panelin the shop as a subpanel off the main panel in the house. here is the problem. i need minimum 100 - 125 amp service in the shop, i need to burry the wire and the run from panel to panel is 480ft. not exactly what kind of wire i need to be using for this. the elec. co was going to do underground to my house last year when it was built. thats a 200 amp service in the house and they use some type of direct burial cable. not to sure how to approch this situation. any recommendations on how, wire type, etc.
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:16 PM   #2
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480' huh.
I had a customer erect a garage 400' away from his home and the utility let us put a meter on it.
They usually don't like one customer with two meters, but they thought the distance warranted a variance.
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:26 PM   #3
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yes i could have the elec co. come in and continue the electric back there but i live in this strange area of new jersey where the govt. made a law that requires all utility companies to rape you. underground service to my house would have been around 12g's to run 550'. overhead was 7.
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:56 PM   #4
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ICK! we're at like $7.00 a foot
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yeah, i think most of that money goes to some politian!!
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