said by themagicone:said by macsierra:Both Seimens and Square D 400 amp meter panels sold here are split 200 amp services with a supplied breaker for each as Mr. Matt said.
I ran 200 amp to my shop with 4/0 copper because of the 175' length. The other 200 was split between two sub panels in the house and the garage.
Must of been before copper was almost expensive as gold. For the 200amp service at the house I was working on I used 4/0-4/0-2/0 AL Feeder and then a 4/0-4/0-4/0 to main panel from meter.
42 NEC 310-15 CONDUCTOR SIZES FOR 120/240
VOLT 3-WIRE, SINGLE-PHASE,
DWELLING SERVICES AND FEEDERS
Copper Aluminum Service Rating
4 AWG 2 AWG 100 amps
1 AWG 2/0 150 amps
2/0 4/0 200 amps
400 kcmil 600 kcmil 400 amps
Yep, the 4/0 thhn copper is gold now days.. I surf on E-Bay a lot and have found some great deals on wire and stuff. I've bought trucks, forklifts and scissor lifts, you name it.
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