Question for the Service Cable guys

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peter d

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To those of you that use SE cable in your installs (sorry, no one from the west coast is permitted to respond to this thread ;) ):

Do you use sill plates?

I don't like sill plates because you have to sharply bend the cable where it enters the house to get the sill plate to fit (and possibly a 338.24 violation in the process) . I prefer a nice smooth bend on the cable where it enters the house and use some silicone or duct seal to fill around it. Just a personal preference. :)
 
I have seen people around here run it in conduit until it goes inside the building. (I am not sure if this is ok or not I'm sure someone will let us know) ;)
 
peter d said:
To those of you that use SE cable in your installs (sorry, no one from the west coast is permitted to respond to this thread ;) ):

Do you use sill plates?

I don't like sill plates because you have to sharply bend the cable where it enters the house to get the sill plate to fit (and possibly a 338.24 violation in the process) . I prefer a nice smooth bend on the cable where it enters the house and use some silicone or duct seal to fill around it. Just a personal preference. :)
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Have you ever seen an SE cable fail @ the sillplate?
 
I'd like to see an install using SE. Is there anyway you could take a picture or two?
 
LawnGuyLandSparky said:
Have you ever seen an SE cable fail @ the sillplate?
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No, but that's not really the point. It still creates a code violation to make such a sharp bend in the cable. And it's also a big pain in the rear to install, especially with the 4/0 SEU. Not a big deal by any means, but something I was curious about nonetheless.
 
threaded 2" LB...weatherproof seu connector at the top with the cable feeding into the LB...least that's how i've seen it done.
 
cadpoint said:
ok ... What's a sill plate ? ?

well wait I'm not a service guy ....
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Sill plate (mudsill)- Bottom horizontal member of an exterior wall frame which rests on top a foundation, sometimes called mudsill. Also sole plate, bottom member of an interior wall frame.

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peter d said:
How do you use a 2" LB with SE cable? Or do you just pipe the whole service? Help me out here Mr. Cow Man. :)
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Yes If a mast is needed 2 1/2" gal is min here 2"pvc for reg wire I usually just sleeve seu if it is short. Out of bottom of meter pan 2" pvc meter offset down a foot or 3 to the sill plate of the house into with a pvc 2" lb and short nipple through the wall.
 
I can probably count on one hand the number of sill plates I've ever used. The only reason I used them in those cases is because the SE was going through the band board too close to grade for my comfort. I used a sill plate for additional mechanical protection. These days, when I have that problem, I just use PVC on the meter can load side.

By the way, when you drill the hole into the house at a 45 degree downward angle (for basement panels), you don't have this bend radius problem when using the sill plates.
 
480sparky said:
Sill plate (mudsill)- Bottom horizontal member of an exterior wall frame which rests on top a foundation, sometimes called mudsill. Also sole plate, bottom member of an interior wall frame.

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That certainly is a sill, (here it's a sill, not a sill plate) but that is not what Peter is talking about. :smile:

He is asking about SE cable Sill plates

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Sill Plates
 
I rarely use SE (I'm soooo afraid of that stuff :rolleyes: )

When I do I use a sill plate and for the reasons Peter mentioned, I make an elongated hole to lessen the sharpness of the bend.

Most often I use PVC. Coming out of the bottom of the meter socket I sleeve se through an lb to go into the house.
 
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