Thank you to all for your replies.
This is a rural house w “no inspections or codes” per se, but I’ve always been a code + person and nothing less.
The Power COOP is forcing me to change out my current 30 yr old meter loop/panel and overhead run from meter loop weatherhead to my homes weatherhead. I am having to run everything undergrd now.
I’ve installed many sub panels and probably run 200-300ft of various electrical circuits over the yrs and never had an issue one time. I’ve had them inspected by electricians and all said “very well done”. I have all of my project plans and material lists reviewed prior by electricians.
The POCO is replacing my meterloop pole and current 100amp pantl and installing a new 200amp panel. They are not allowing any overhead runs so I’m digging a 70ft trench 30” deep running two # 2 copper & one #4 copper. The panel is a Siemens SNW0816B1200T w a 200amp main cutoff. I have multiple daughters in college and upgrading the current 100amp panel on my house is not in the immediate budget. Once the COOP does their part, I’ll have the trench Pre dug minus 4 ft from the new meter loop pole to be. I’ll have all my wire and 2” gray sch 40 PVC ready to go. I’ll turn off the 200amp main breaker on the new panel at meter loop, test bus w multimeter to make sure it’s non energized, then connect Siemens 125 amp c-breaker in top of bus, torque the copper wire to spec & plug in the 125am breaker. Since this 125amp breaker is so critical, it needs to both work and last. I might just buy 2 and return one of them after all is good.
To conclude, price isn’t everything, but an extra $100 or $50 bucks helps on the bottom line at this time. Saving about $3000 by doing this myself w a few engr friends help.
Thanks again
This is a rural house w “no inspections or codes” per se, but I’ve always been a code + person and nothing less.
The Power COOP is forcing me to change out my current 30 yr old meter loop/panel and overhead run from meter loop weatherhead to my homes weatherhead. I am having to run everything undergrd now.
I’ve installed many sub panels and probably run 200-300ft of various electrical circuits over the yrs and never had an issue one time. I’ve had them inspected by electricians and all said “very well done”. I have all of my project plans and material lists reviewed prior by electricians.
The POCO is replacing my meterloop pole and current 100amp pantl and installing a new 200amp panel. They are not allowing any overhead runs so I’m digging a 70ft trench 30” deep running two # 2 copper & one #4 copper. The panel is a Siemens SNW0816B1200T w a 200amp main cutoff. I have multiple daughters in college and upgrading the current 100amp panel on my house is not in the immediate budget. Once the COOP does their part, I’ll have the trench Pre dug minus 4 ft from the new meter loop pole to be. I’ll have all my wire and 2” gray sch 40 PVC ready to go. I’ll turn off the 200amp main breaker on the new panel at meter loop, test bus w multimeter to make sure it’s non energized, then connect Siemens 125 amp c-breaker in top of bus, torque the copper wire to spec & plug in the 125am breaker. Since this 125amp breaker is so critical, it needs to both work and last. I might just buy 2 and return one of them after all is good.
To conclude, price isn’t everything, but an extra $100 or $50 bucks helps on the bottom line at this time. Saving about $3000 by doing this myself w a few engr friends help.
Thanks again
