
subpanel feeder sizing --- again | Electrician Talk
Mar 17, 2019 · I regularly run 100-amp and 125-amp sub-panels, and sizing the aluminum feeder cable (SER) seems to be getting more complicated, and for some reason has me staring blankly today. …
Minimum feeder size for a sub panel - Electrician Talk
May 22, 2020 · For this type of thing (like maybe a small subpanel in a basement for finishing a basement or new panel in a garage) 6awg THWN in ENT because it's fast and easy. 60amp breaker …
Calculating wire type/size for subpanel - Electrician Talk
Jun 15, 2020 · I need to buy wire to feed a 100 amp subpanel in a detached garage, approx 100 feet away from the main panel in the (separate) house. Between the subpanel and the room with the …
Grounding & Bonding of 3 Wire Fed Subpanel - Electrician Talk
Jul 18, 2020 · Grounding & Bonding of 3 Wire Fed Subpanel Auxiliary buildings should have the EGC extended from the main building. The barn panel neutral should not be bonded. It also needs a …
SPD in Sub Panel - Electrician Talk
Nov 14, 2023 · Inspector today brought up article 215.18. He actually wasn’t sure how to interpret the article and asked if I wanted to hold off on inspection because he believes the new sub panel we …
Surge protection in sub panel - Electrician Talk
Jun 19, 2025 · A 10kA plug-in SPD can offer some protection, but it’s on the lower end—better than nothing, but not ideal for full coverage, especially in a subpanel with no main breaker. For whole …
Continuity between ground and neutral at subpanel
Jun 18, 2020 · The inspector is a dolt. You are right the neutral and ground are BONDED at the main service or SDS and THERE HAS TO BE CONTINUITY or you have an ungrounded system. Now …
Subpanel for portable Generator? - Electrician Talk
Sep 19, 2023 · Should the grounds and neutrals be separated on this subpanel for a portable generator? It's the small panel on the right. The left sub was wired correctly with the grounds and …
3 wire or 4 wire feeders - Electrician Talk
Apr 29, 2022 · In jurisdiction A, the inspector says to use the existing 3-wire setup and treat the "subpanel" like a new service, with ground rods and bonded neutral/ground. In jurisdiction B, the …
Moving circuits - Electrician Talk
Aug 10, 2017 · I need to make room in a full main panel in order to install a pair of car charger feeders (I don't want them coming out of the subpanel). I need to move circuits from a main panel to a …