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AC\DC

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Inspector said my feeder that is outdoors attached to home in PVC pipe need to be less than 40 feet- I thought outside does not have that limitation- it’s a 200 amp service I taped off the load side and feed a 100 amp main breaker panel with 2 copper-
 
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you're right, taps outside are given an unlimited tap length as long as they are:
1 - protected from phycial damage
2 - terminate in a single circuit breaker (your 100a main)
3 - oc device is part of disonnect (your 100a main)
4 - readily accessible disconnect -
a - outside
b - inside, nearest point of entrance
c - according to 230.6, nearest point of entrance

what's more is, there is no 40' tap rule.

ask your inspector for a code reference. unless it's a local jurisdiction amendment, he's blowing smoke.
 
I not asking him for crap! you confirmed my install- I’ll just tell him to approve or see him at the state inspector I am done with them- since I took one of them and won they have it out for me or they just don’t care——

One guy dinged me for not bonding the metal 4 sqaure on rough- i can still bond on trim he just does not want to look at it on trim - unless there some rule I just don’t know- could be but he sited nothing—-
 
Master Nater said:
you're right, taps outside are given an unlimited tap length as long as they are:
1 - protected from phycial damage
2 - terminate in a single circuit breaker (your 100a main)
3 - oc device is part of disonnect (your 100a main)
4 - readily accessible disconnect -
a - outside
b - inside, nearest point of entrance
c - according to 230.6, nearest point of entrance

what's more is, there is no 40' tap rule.

ask your inspector for a code reference. unless it's a local jurisdiction amendment, he's blowing smoke.
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He asking for load data sheet I took a 200 amp panel that feed two units and divided them. load between too was 100, off the meter, I am not submitting a load sheet I’ll give him the meter peak that show the 100 for the two, but he can pound sand
 
AC\DC said:
He asking for load data sheet I took a 200 amp panel that feed two units and divided them. load between too was 100, off the meter, I am not submitting a load sheet I’ll give him the meter peak that show the 100 for the two, but he can pound sand
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So he figured out he was wrong on the feeder tap issue now he thinks he is saving himself by asking for this load calculation?

To a certain degree people that been doing this long enough just kind of know when 100 amps is plenty, especially for dwelling feeds. No electric heat or on demand water electric water heating is often almost automatic factor in not even needing to waste your time doing the calculations as long as it is not abnormally large square footage or simply has a lot of loads you don't always see in typical dwelling.
 
AC\DC said:
Inspector said my feeder that is outdoors attached to home in PVC pipe need to be less than 40 feet- I thought outside does not have that limitation- it’s a 200 amp service I taped off the load side and feed a 100 amp main breaker panel with 2 copper-
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When the inspector is incorrect ask for a code reference. Often when they cannot find it in the code book they'll say "I'll let it go this time".
 
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