Accessary apartment
I have a custumer that has an in-law apartment above his garage. He went to the town and got it reclassified as an accessary apartment. He now wants to put it on its own meter. So I asked the local inspector about adding the meter and he said do it. Now the main house is 2000 square feet, with a 200 amp underground service. The service lateral conductors are 4/0 Alum..The main house comes out to about 140 amps,per art. 220. The apartment works out to about 89 amps , per art. 220. I plan on putting a 2- gang meter socket in with 2- disconnects built in,one will be 150 amp and the other will be a 100 amp , and pull in new 4/0 copper conds. I have a friend that says that the 4/0 Alum. is big enough for this service , my friend seems to think that between the main house and the apartment , they will never draw 200 amps. Does anybody believe this.
I have a custumer that has an in-law apartment above his garage. He went to the town and got it reclassified as an accessary apartment. He now wants to put it on its own meter. So I asked the local inspector about adding the meter and he said do it. Now the main house is 2000 square feet, with a 200 amp underground service. The service lateral conductors are 4/0 Alum..The main house comes out to about 140 amps,per art. 220. The apartment works out to about 89 amps , per art. 220. I plan on putting a 2- gang meter socket in with 2- disconnects built in,one will be 150 amp and the other will be a 100 amp , and pull in new 4/0 copper conds. I have a friend that says that the 4/0 Alum. is big enough for this service , my friend seems to think that between the main house and the apartment , they will never draw 200 amps. Does anybody believe this.