D1Case
New Member
Hi,
Looks like I'll be paying the power company a grand just to have a service meter moved/wired to a different side of my house with a 90 ft run. Good Fun. Now I am trying to ensure the correct design the rest of the system.
As I understand it, I will need to
- install an external 200A disconnect switch within 5 ft of the new meter.
- hammer in a new copper grounding pole under the disconnect switch.
- connect the ground stake to the disconnect ground with a number 4 copper wire.
- connect the disconnect switch to the old circuit breaker (soon to be called a subpanel) with SER cable (AL 4,2,2,2)
- install a grounding bar in the sub panel
- remove the green screw/disconnect the subpanel's old grounding circuit
- Individual rewire each circuit breaker ground to the grounding bar.
Is this accurate, and am I missing any details?
What is the correct running of the SER wire to the disconnect switch? The top two connectors have a green mark, the lower two none, and there are two feeds for a grounding wire.
I would appreciate it if someone could link pictures of similar work (e.g., Disconnect panels internal wiring, grounding bar installations and wiring, Meter Wiring)
I would appreciate any recommendations for how to bring the cable/conduit out through the brick wall turning it vertical to the conduit box.
Is there a best practice size for conduit housing (e.g., 2" elbow/tee against the wall?)
Once the grounding pole is in the ground, does it require any protection? (The old pole happened to have patched concrete poured on it.)
Thanks
Looks like I'll be paying the power company a grand just to have a service meter moved/wired to a different side of my house with a 90 ft run. Good Fun. Now I am trying to ensure the correct design the rest of the system.
As I understand it, I will need to
- install an external 200A disconnect switch within 5 ft of the new meter.
- hammer in a new copper grounding pole under the disconnect switch.
- connect the ground stake to the disconnect ground with a number 4 copper wire.
- connect the disconnect switch to the old circuit breaker (soon to be called a subpanel) with SER cable (AL 4,2,2,2)
- install a grounding bar in the sub panel
- remove the green screw/disconnect the subpanel's old grounding circuit
- Individual rewire each circuit breaker ground to the grounding bar.
Is this accurate, and am I missing any details?
What is the correct running of the SER wire to the disconnect switch? The top two connectors have a green mark, the lower two none, and there are two feeds for a grounding wire.
I would appreciate it if someone could link pictures of similar work (e.g., Disconnect panels internal wiring, grounding bar installations and wiring, Meter Wiring)
I would appreciate any recommendations for how to bring the cable/conduit out through the brick wall turning it vertical to the conduit box.
Is there a best practice size for conduit housing (e.g., 2" elbow/tee against the wall?)
Once the grounding pole is in the ground, does it require any protection? (The old pole happened to have patched concrete poured on it.)
Thanks