Service on Detached Garage

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Hello,
I am doing a house with a Detached Garage.
I would like to do a 200a 8/16 pass thru panel on the garage and feed 200 a UG to the house. Would I be required to provide a disco on the house. The feeders will be protected via the 200a main on the pass thru at the garage. I do not think I am required since the wires are protected but was looking at 230.70(A)(1)??
Lets get this figured out and then talk about where the cold water could land
House panel is in the basement BTW
 
Thanks for the feedback.
It does not need to be a fused disco though Correct? Again feeders would be protected from the 200 amp main on the feed thru panel.
Grounding:
Ufer would be from the detached garage slab and brought to the feed thru garage panel and bonded to neut.
Cold water comes into the house so i would like to bring that to the house panel.
Any problems with that?
 
Thanks for the feedback.
It does not need to be a fused disco though Correct? Again feeders would be protected from the 200 amp main on the feed thru panel.
Grounding:
Ufer would be from the detached garage slab and brought to the feed thru garage panel and bonded to neut.
Cold water comes into the house so i would like to bring that to the house panel.
Any problems with that?

You need a main or less than six breakers at the house. You need a Grounding Electrode System at the house which would include the water pipe if it qualifies and a ufer unless there is no steel in the footers.
 
Thanks for the feedback.
1) It does not need to be a fused disco though Correct? Again feeders would be protected from the 200 amp main on the feed thru panel.
Grounding:
2) Ufer would be from the detached garage slab and brought to the feed thru garage panel and bonded to neut.
Cold water comes into the house so i would like to bring that to the house panel.
Any problems with that?

1-Correct you need a disconnecting means nearest the entry of the feeder conductors into the separate structure this could be a main CB in the panel or a non-fused disconnect as you've mentioned. If either is nearest where where the conductors enter the structure then they can be on the inside. If your panel/disco is located somewhere well into the interior of the house then the disconnecting means needs to be on the outside.

2-The CEE at the garage qualifies as the required GES for the service unless there is also a water pipe electrode at the garage, this is all that you'll need. The house is a separate structure and requires it own GES, this would be the water pipe and another electrode. Could be a CEE or two ground rods.
 
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