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To run a 200 amp disconnect box from a 200 amp disconnect box about a 100 feet away to run a corn dryer do you have to run a ground wire from the first disconnect box or can you just run triplex?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Underground or using triplex, a new ground has to be established at the new distribution's sub panel. It must be in the form of a ground plate or ground rods with the ground wire being connected to the neutral point in the sub panel.
Need a 30 amp 220 overhead drop to a hen house what wire should you use?
To overcome any voltage drop from distance to the hen house use a triplex #8. Use the neutral messenger with wedge grips on either end of the cable to hold the conductors and the two insulated wires to carry the voltage.
What is a drip wire and could the lack of one cause water to get into the circuit breaker box?
This is an excellent question and yes it could.There is a "drip wire", there is a "drip loop".The drip wire is in the triplex that runs from the utility pole providing power to your house and the service mast on your house. The lineman will leave a sag in the wire so that water that accumulates on the wire will run along it to the lowest point and fall off harmlessly.The drip loop is the loop on the wire that runs into your house from your service mast. When these wires are connected to the triplex from the utility they should be tipped down so that no water will run down them. Now, this is the interesting part, at least to me...Even if you do all that, you can still get water in your breaker box. If those connections are tipped up, water can run down inside the insulation of service wire between the copper or aluminum and the inner jacket of the insulation. You wouldn't think it could, but it sure can. The only way I know to fix that is to have the utility company come out and if there isn't a loop, have them make one. They make think you're nuts, but that's ok, insist. So, what if you live in a cold climate or have an underground service. You can still get moisture in the panel. At the back of the metre base the electrician should have put in some "duct seal" . This prevents condensation from occurring from either the cold outside and the warmer inside, or warm outside and the airconditioned inside. Good luck, Andy
When you are wiring up a lamp what does the grooved wire mean and what does the smooth wire mean?
grooved wire mean earth wire smooth wire mean suply wire
White wire a black wire a red wire and a bare wire?
white wire = neutral bare wire = ground black wire = line voltage red wire = returned from a switch, or the other phase of line voltage in order to supply 240VAC
Does triplex wire need to be in conduit under a house?
Yes. If they are single wires they need to be in a conduit.
What metal are your electrical cables in your house made of?
Usually the wire material is copper. On larger distribution systems, as cost saving measures, the wire material is aluminum. The triplex wire drop to your house from the utility system is always aluminum conductors.
What is a difference between a duplex and triplex?
Duplex is two arpartments Triplex is three apartments
What does triplex?
A triplex means 3 (tri-) together (-plex). A duplex house has 2 living spaces for 2 families "stuck" together. The same would be for a triplex.
How do you determine messenger wire size?
The messenger in triplex and quad is already determined by the wire size that is wrapped around it. It is the maximum span distance that you should find for the size of over head cable that is being used.
What does a night at the triplex suite not include?
A night at the triplex doesn't include a custom Ice Sculpture
What does triplex mean?
A triplex means 3 (tri-) together (-plex). A duplex house has 2 living spaces for 2 families "stuck" together. The same would be for a triplex.
What size of triplex should be installed in the air for 200 amps?
A #2/0 triplex with an insulation factor of NS75 is rated at 210 amps. A #1/0 triplex with an insulation factor of NS90 is rated at 220 amps.
What actors and actresses appeared in Triplex - 1994?
The cast of Triplex - 1994 includes: Emmanuel Charest Claudia Ferri Aubert Pallascio
Are the triplex mud pumps centrifugal?
No, they are reciprocating.
What rhymes t rex?
effects, respects, triplex
To run a 200 amp disconnect box from a 200 amp disconnect box about a 100 feet away to run a corn dryer do you have to run a ground wire from the first disconnect box or can you just run triplex?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Underground or using triplex, a new ground has to be established at the new distribution's sub panel. It must be in the form of a ground plate or ground rods with the ground wire being connected to the neutral point in the sub panel.
