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What size and type of wire is used for ground in 200 amp service?
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∙ 11y ago
Minimum size grounding conductor for a 200 amp service entrance is #6 bare copper.
The conductor connected to a metal water pipe, or whatever your primary grounding electrode is, is required to be #4 copper. This size requirement is often missed.
The conductor connected to a ground rod is only required to be #6 regardless of the size of service. Typical installation is #6 bare solid copper.
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∙ 11y agoA 3/0 (000) copper conductor with an insulation factor of 75 and 90 degrees C is rated at 200 and 210 amps respectively.
In the United States the NEC makes special provisions for service conductors to dwellings. A 200 amp service panel may be served with 2/0 copper conductors.
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∙ 14y ago4/0 is only rated at 185 amps.
You will need 250 MCM wire rated at least 75C, preferred 90C for a 200 amp service.
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∙ 12y ago3/0 copper wire with a insulation factor of 90 degree C is rated at 210 amps.
250 MCM aluminum wire with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 215 amps.
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∙ 13y ago2/0 AWG in copper 4/0 AWG in Aluminum. (4/0 is pronounced 4 Aught and is 0000)
A listed anti-oxidant compound must be used on all aluminum conductor terminations (NEC 110.14)
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A 100 amp residential service requires a size #8 copper wire, it should be insulated in green.
What is the largest size ground wire that can be used for a panel?
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Notes: 1. Where multiple sets of service-entrance conductors are used as permitted in Section 230-40, Exception No. 2, the equivalent size of the largest service-entrance conductor shall be determined by the largest sum of the areas of the corresponding conductors of each set. 2. Where there are no service-entrance conductors, the grounding electrode conductor size shall be determined by the equivalent size of the largest service-entrance conductor required for the load to be served. 1 This table also applies to the derived conductors of separately derived ac systems. 2 See installation restrictions in Section 250-64(a).
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Can you have a smaller gauge ground?
Yes, NEC has an entire chart on grounding.
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A conductor used for grounding of the main service should be a single wire. The code book has a table that states the size of ground wire for different service panel amperages.
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#8 is the size of wire to use for grounding a 100 Amp panel. Green is color used for grounding #8 is code.
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