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JIM5483
Dec 26, 2012, 07:03 PM
100 amp service 450 feet from pole.

10 4 foot floresant light fixtures 80 watts ea.
4 3 speed fans watts? Guess 500?
Kitchen area:
1 window AC unit guess 2400 watts
1 microwave unit guess 2000 watts
1 12 cup coffee maker 1200 watts
1 Rifrigerator 600 watts
Bath Room:
1 light/fan 400 watts

Rounding up guestimate 10,000 watts or 84 amp.

What size wire would you suggest for 120 voilts single phase service??

mike 165278
Dec 26, 2012, 07:08 PM
Copper or aluminum conductors? Are you sleeving it in pipe, direct burying it, ariel? And that's a pretty far run explain your situation to us.

stanfortyman
Dec 26, 2012, 07:26 PM
120V? I think you mean 120/240V.

Don't tell me that for one second you were considering just 120V for such a job.

tkrussell
Dec 27, 2012, 05:30 AM
I am sure the poster does not realize a standard residential service is 120/240 volts, or simply two 120 volt legs.

The installation, based on the listed loads, sounds like a hunting cabin, or similar.

I would suggest using #4/0 aluminum wire, using a 4 wire direct burial cable called URD. This can be buried directly in ground, using 6 inches of sand below and above. Being such a long distance, for additional protection, I would suggest using 4 inch Sch40 PVC conduit as a sleeve.

You will need to splice #2 wire onto the #4/0 to reduce the wire size at the panelboard, as the lugs will not accept the #4/0 wire.