How many of you use SER Aluminum cable ?? - 08/26/08 10:20 PM
Just wondering....how many of you use the Aluminum SER
round cable for your downstream loadcenters ??
Your wiring a big home and you decide to install a
125 amp loadcenter on the other side of the house to save on
several other home run wires. Would you buy a # 2 copper SER
type cable or a # 1/0 Aluminum cable....of course 3 insulated
and a ground.
One of my contractors just got a call this morning from
a guy who says he will not accept the 222 WG aluminum wire
we used to feed a small 20 circuit loadcenter...he wants copper !! Its always been an issue with cost on most of the homes we wire....and I just cannot compete with other electrical contractors in the area if I use all copper wiring. That is what I told my builder. But this guy says he couldn't sleep at night knowing there was aluminum wire
in his walls.
I explained we use it all the time on our underground services and inside loadcenters . And I know how to install it. I always use the oxidizing inhibitor....even though
one inspector said it wasn't required.
Any of you guys ever run into this problem...first time for me.....
round cable for your downstream loadcenters ??
Your wiring a big home and you decide to install a
125 amp loadcenter on the other side of the house to save on
several other home run wires. Would you buy a # 2 copper SER
type cable or a # 1/0 Aluminum cable....of course 3 insulated
and a ground.
One of my contractors just got a call this morning from
a guy who says he will not accept the 222 WG aluminum wire
we used to feed a small 20 circuit loadcenter...he wants copper !! Its always been an issue with cost on most of the homes we wire....and I just cannot compete with other electrical contractors in the area if I use all copper wiring. That is what I told my builder. But this guy says he couldn't sleep at night knowing there was aluminum wire
in his walls.
I explained we use it all the time on our underground services and inside loadcenters . And I know how to install it. I always use the oxidizing inhibitor....even though
one inspector said it wasn't required.
Any of you guys ever run into this problem...first time for me.....