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Service Entrance Conductors
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| Kissi Asiedu 2006-03-18, 3:21 pm |
| I have paid an electrician to wire my house in Ghana, Africa. The system
there is 220-240Volts to ground at 50 Hz. He is telling me he will use THHN
16mm2 (#6 AWG) for the service entrance conductors. Its a 3 phase system at
200amp load center (main breaker). Is the wire size right for this system? I
read NEC 2002 and it requires at least 2/0 copper for 200amp service. Any
suggestions please?
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| gfretwell@aol.com 2006-03-18, 4:21 pm |
| On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:44:21 -0500, "Kissi Asiedu" <kissi5559@aol.com>
wrote:
> Its a 3 phase system at
>200amp load center (main breaker). Is the wire size right for this system? I
>read NEC 2002 and it requires at least 2/0 copper for 200amp service. Any
>suggestions please?
You are correct. Even that includes the "diversity" that one expects
in a residence. For a non-dwelling installation you would need 3/0
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<gfretwell@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:44:21 -0500, "Kissi Asiedu" <kissi5559@aol.com>
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system? I[color=darkred]
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> You are correct. Even that includes the "diversity" that one expects
> in a residence. For a non-dwelling installation you would need 3/0
I have no clue if Ghana is as hot as Phoenix. We are required to install
4/0 copper for service entrance cables or 250 mcm AL. Check the temp derate
chart below the table.
Ghana may not have a electric code nor any enforcement. Check other homes
in the area and see what they installed. Sure is a lot of power for a
residence.
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| Stephen Dawson 2006-03-21, 2:21 pm |
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> <gfretwell@aol.com> wrote in message
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> system? I
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> I have no clue if Ghana is as hot as Phoenix. We are required to install
> 4/0 copper for service entrance cables or 250 mcm AL. Check the temp
> derate
> chart below the table.
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> Ghana may not have a electric code nor any enforcement. Check other homes
> in the area and see what they installed. Sure is a lot of power for a
> residence.
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In th UK, a 230V system, I would use a 95sqmm conductor for the phases.
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