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[enireh]

is there a single conductor direct buried wire? Can I buy just one conductor to be put in the ground? I need to add a # 6 for an existing three wire 200 amp service going to a residential sub panel

 

[ActionDave]

Sure. Individual direct bury conductors are not hard to come by.

 

[electrofelon]

is there a single conductor direct buried wire? Can I buy just one conductor to be put in the ground? I need to add a # 6 for an existing three wire 200 amp service going to a residential sub panel

Around here single conductor use-2 aluminum is commonly stocked.

 

[iwire]

is there a single conductor direct buried wire? Can I buy just one conductor to be put in the ground? I need to add a # 6 for an existing three wire 200 amp service going to a residential sub panel

What do you mean by add? How are the other conductors ran?

 

[rippledipple]

uf wire

uf wire

is there a single conductor direct buried wire? Can I buy just one conductor to be put in the ground? I need to add a # 6 for an existing three wire 200 amp service going to a residential sub panel

no you can't,all feeders would have to be in same jacket or conduit etc.in case a fault occurs between any feeders!!!

 

[tom baker]

no you can't,all feeders would have to be in same jacket or conduit etc.in case a fault occurs between any feeders!!!

Not if direct buried. What about a line to EGC fault?

 

[iwire]

Not if direct buried.

If the other circuit conductors are in a cable assembly the EGC has to be as well.

 

[jusme123]

I'll bet he is wiring a swimming pool off the sub panel

 

[enireh]

wire

What do you mean by add? How are the other conductors ran?

they are in ser cable 150' of it. from outside they go through 2" pvc, under the house about 40' in the pvc stops and the ser continues on up into the panel, and its three conductor so I am adding a # 6 ground

 

[enireh]

wire

no you can't,all feeders would have to be in same jacket or conduit etc.in case a fault occurs between any feeders!!!

they will be

 

[enireh]

wire

Not if direct buried. What about a line to EGC fault?

not going to be buried, the pvc is underground to the house then its attached to the floor, ser is attached and secure to the floor

 

[enireh]

wire

If the other circuit conductors are in a cable assembly the EGC has to be as well.

ok thank you

 

[enireh]

wire

I'll bet he is wiring a swimming pool off the sub panel

home is for sale, inspection report has three sub panels with three wire service

 

[Little Bill]

not going to be buried, the pvc is underground to the house then its attached to the floor, ser is attached and secure to the floor

I don't think you can put SER in conduit that is buried. You would need USE cable.

 

[iwire]

I don't think you can put SER in conduit that is buried. You would need USE cable.

:thumbsup:

338.12 Uses Not Permitted.

(A) Service-Entrance Cable. Service-entrance cable (SE)
shall not be used under the following conditions or in the
following locations:

(2) Underground with or without a raceway

 

[peter d]

I don't think you can put SER in conduit that is buried. You would need USE cable.

Nor would you want to pull a PVC jacketed cable through a PVC raceway. :happyno:

 

[electrofelon]

they are in ser cable 150' of it. from outside they go through 2" pvc, under the house about 40' in the pvc stops and the ser continues on up into the panel, and its three conductor so I am adding a # 6 ground

You must not have SER. SER means three insulated conductors, and 1 bare conductor (five wire is available and also called SER). Maybe you have SEU?

 

[JFletcher]

Werent subpanels permitted to be fed from 3 conductor cable in the past?

 

[enireh]

wire

so there is not a bare conductor with two insulated conductors? wrapped in a gray sheath?

 

[enireh]

wire

in the past three conductors was permitted to feed sub panel, now all are required to have a four wire feed yes?