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This subject must have been around here before; I thought I saw what Don referenced above, but could not find any written word. Bob's mention of 310.15 not being an 'ampacity chart' was debated at length locally, and the ampacities listed are to be considered 'code' for resi work.

As I said, no one has attempted this in my area.

As to using multiple conduits....my only way as an EC.

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Thankyou for the feedback guys...

It is fully agreed that table 310.15(B)(6) does NOT apply to a 600 amp service as I described...

But I can apply the table to a 400 amp service with parallel conductors in this way...

4/0 copper has a rating of 250 amps from the table so...two 4/0 conductors in parallel would give me 500amps and derated I would have a capacity of 400amps when installed in the same conduit...

Would this be code compliant?

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I have a computer program by a man named Robert J. La Capra called electric 2002, it specs. paralell 350mcm copper in seperate conduits for 240 volt single phase service


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