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SWPhilster
Jan 2, 2008, 05:47 PM
I have a permit and authorization to upgrade to a 200 Amp Service Panel. There may be a need to extend the house wires in the service panel to reach the new breakers. What is a approved connection/connector to extend existing black wiers in the panel?
tkrussell
Jan 3, 2008, 05:27 AM
I am a bit cloudy, exactly which wires are you referring to?
The large feeder wires? Should be no reason to extend those as since this is a new upgrade the feeder should be new, and long enough.
If you are referring to the branch circuit cables are too short, because the panel is in a new location, or the once the cables are in the new panel the wires that connect to the branch circuit breakers and neutral/ground wires are too short, then standard wirenuts sized to fit the amount of wires being spliced will be fine.
SWPhilster
Jan 3, 2008, 09:56 AM
I am a bit cloudy, exactly which wires are you refering to?
The large feeder wires? Should be no reason to extend those as since this is a new upgrade the feeder should be new, and long enough.
If you are refering to the branch circuit cables are too short, because the panel is in a new location, or the once the cables are in the new panel the wires that connect to the branch circuit breakers and neutral/ground wires are too short, then standard wirenuts sized to fit the amount of wires being spliced will be fine.
I am referring to the Wires in the Circuit Breaker side of the new service Meter/Panel all-in-one unit.
I believe you answered my question about splicing the internal wires, which could be spliced in a Junstion box then run into the new service panel
The main feeder wires from the Power Company pedestal will be new and hooked up by the Power Company.
Thanks
SWPhilster
Jan 3, 2008, 09:59 AM
I am a bit cloudy, exactly which wires are you refering to?
The large feeder wires? Should be no reason to extend those as since this is a new upgrade the feeder should be new, and long enough.
If you are refering to the branch circuit cables are too short, because the panel is in a new location, or the once the cables are in the new panel the wires that connect to the branch circuit breakers and neutral/ground wires are too short, then standard wirenuts sized to fit the amount of wires being spliced will be fine.
I am referring to the Wires in the Circuit Breaker side of the new service Meter/Panel all-in-one unit.
I believe you answered my question about splicing the internal wires, which could be spliced in a junction box then run into the new service panel
The main feeder wires from the Power Company pedestal will be new and hooked up by the Power Company.
Thanks