Aluminum wire to sub panel 100 feet

dale2 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1

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Nov 25, 2012, 09:47 PM

Aluminum wire to sub panel 100 feet

I want to use Aluminum tec cable for a 100amp sub panel 120 feet from main panel what size wire would I need?

tkrussell Posts: 9,659, Reputation: 725

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Nov 26, 2012, 04:55 AM

#1 aluminum wire, cable needs to be 4 wire.

dale2 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1

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Nov 26, 2012, 09:01 AM

Thank you so much for the fast reply!

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