James S.
Senior Member
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona
I am getting ready to relocate a service but have run into something that is confusing me and I was wondering if you guys could help clear them up.
The utility is requiring a 200 amp all-in-one panel. I was planning on mounting the new panel and then just adding a breaker and feed wires to the old panel and using it as a sub panel. I figured that would be the cheapest and easiest way to go and would be fine so long as I isolated the grounds and neutrals at the sub. The problem that I am having is that the existing service is underground direct burial 1/0 al wire. (I didn't know they did that here but ok)
How can the utility require a 200 amp main if it is only fed by 1/0 al? Or am I missing something?
The utility is requiring a 200 amp all-in-one panel. I was planning on mounting the new panel and then just adding a breaker and feed wires to the old panel and using it as a sub panel. I figured that would be the cheapest and easiest way to go and would be fine so long as I isolated the grounds and neutrals at the sub. The problem that I am having is that the existing service is underground direct burial 1/0 al wire. (I didn't know they did that here but ok)
How can the utility require a 200 amp main if it is only fed by 1/0 al? Or am I missing something?