Feeder Sizes

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mstrlucky74

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So I believe the feeder sizes are wrong shown in DIST BD...even the (2) 225A panel UP-1A & 1B should require 4/0 and the 100A panel should be #2's. How do you determine if a neutral is need for these feeds? Thanks.
 

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Ingenieur

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looks like (as far as I can discern)
200 A frame/lug
150 A CB (fuse?)
3/0 good for 200A
looks OK to me (can't verify V drop from the info presented)

as long as my 'guesses' as to what it says are correct lol
 

Dennis Alwon

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I agree the panelboard is rated 225 but the breaker is sized at 150 so 3/0 is plenty good....

The neutral is stated on the plan so you must use that size however there is a 100 amp breaker with 3/0 wire and a #8 equipment grounding conductor. I think that #8 is wrong as it must be upsized since the feeder size is larger than needed 250.122(B)
 

JFletcher

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Williamsburg, VA
Why do the first two panels have 2" conduit and the last 1 1/4" even tho all 3 are using 3 3/0 ungrounded? Only difference in #3 is a #2 neutral vs 3/0. According to this wire fill chart:

http://www.westernextralite.com/conduit-fill-table

you cannot put more than 1 3/0 in any type of 1 1/4" conduit

How does it read (1) under phase legs? Are these single phase 120V only panels? If so, why does the feeder column read in sets?

Also, shouldnt it read 3 phase 4 wires?
 
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