Had a final inspection completed today on a new residence.
I placed a sub panel at the opposite end of the house and fed it with #1 Al SER cable protected by a 100A breaker.
Inspector questioned the use of #1 cable and asked why #2 was not used.
I explained that the #2 was not rated for 100 amp in this
application.
He went on to say that he has always approved the use of #2 for sub feeds because the code allows it in residential applications.
He went on to tell me that there is no reason to use a more expensive cable if it's not required.
Am I missing something here?
I placed a sub panel at the opposite end of the house and fed it with #1 Al SER cable protected by a 100A breaker.
Inspector questioned the use of #1 cable and asked why #2 was not used.
I explained that the #2 was not rated for 100 amp in this
application.
He went on to say that he has always approved the use of #2 for sub feeds because the code allows it in residential applications.
He went on to tell me that there is no reason to use a more expensive cable if it's not required.
Am I missing something here?