200amp OH service on brick house

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Just looking for some opinions. Going to be doing a 200 amp service upgrade on a brick house. Old service has SEU screwed to the brick. Haven't done much with brick homes so I was wondering what you guys normally do. PVC and single conductors or screw seu to the brick? Thanks the the input
 
Drc 26 said:
Just looking for some opinions. Going to be doing a 200 amp service upgrade on a brick house. Old service has SEU screwed to the brick. Haven't done much with brick homes so I was wondering what you guys normally do. PVC and single conductors or screw seu to the brick? Thanks the the input
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I usually put it underground;)

NEC wise either way is fine.
 
Drc 26 said:
Just looking for some opinions. Going to be doing a 200 amp service upgrade on a brick house. Old service has SEU screwed to the brick. Haven't done much with brick homes so I was wondering what you guys normally do. PVC and single conductors or screw seu to the brick? Thanks the the input
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Usually do service cable fastened to the brick with plastic anchors and cable straps. Ok by NEC.
What does your POCO require? You need to ask them.
 
The newer SE cable probably holds up a lot better than earlier versions, but due to the deterioration effect the State of TN has a rule against fastening SE to exterior surface s of brick, stone, masonry, metal or metal clad.
Based on older installations I see, it seems a valid rule.
 
augie47 said:
The newer SE cable probably holds up a lot better than earlier versions, but due to the deterioration effect the State of TN has a rule against fastening SE to exterior surface s of brick, stone, masonry, metal or metal clad.
Based on older installations I see, it seems a valid rule.
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So 50 years is not a long enough life span to allow it?:D

I think it is just a 'we like pipe' rule.
 
iwire said:
So 50 years is not a long enough life span to allow it?:D

I think it is just a 'we like pipe' rule.
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I like the pipe rule too. I don't care much for PVC products in direct sunlight, emerging from grade I find more acceptable, but from an enclosure going anywhere but into grade not so much.
 
Roughly 25 years... common occurrence in this area.. hence the "ban"
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kwired said:
I don't care much for PVC products in direct sunlight, emerging from grade I find more acceptable, but from an enclosure going anywhere but into grade not so much.
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Curious why don't you like PVC for services?
Isn't seu/ser jacketing PVC?

Our local supply house has been getting seu/ser cables from kingwire and the jacket is paper this and rips just as easily.
 
mjf said:
I'm a fan of tap-con fasteners. I find them quick, easy, reliable. I use SE cable over pipe anytime I'm able to.
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I agree, there is nothing wrong with SE cable and in many cases it looks less ugly than pipe on the side of the house.
 
RLyons said:
Curious why don't you like PVC for services?
Isn't seu/ser jacketing PVC?

Our local supply house has been getting seu/ser cables from kingwire and the jacket is paper this and rips just as easily.
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I said I don't like it in direct sunlight.

Tell me which typically looks better many years later steel raceway or PVC?

Which one is brittle several years later and can not take as much physical abuse?
 
kwired said:
I said I don't like it in direct sunlight.

Tell me which typically looks better many years later steel raceway or PVC?

Which one is brittle several years later and can not take as much physical abuse?
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I like Kwired's idea.... GRMC as a mast and be done with it... that way built to last...
 
Hendrix said:
So...........nobody thinks that planned obsolescence has a place in the electrical field :D
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I think that planned obsolescence might have a place in in the industry, possibly for end equipment, but not for service distribution. Although, Insulation life has a built in obsolescence. :)
 
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