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#96979 01/11/06 05:25 PM
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Can I feed a sub-panel underground in a commercial building with #2 USE-2 aluminum wire connected to a 100amp breaker, under the 2005 NEC?

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#96980 01/11/06 05:32 PM
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No.


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#96981 01/11/06 05:49 PM
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Violation of 110-14(C)(1)a ?

And the 6ft rule is gone in the 2005 NEC...right

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Don- can you elaborate? I agree with part of your answer but the question is not clear if the wiring is outside the building or not.

Also not clear if it's in conduit or not.
Edited for added thought.

[This message has been edited by George Little (edited 01-11-2006).]


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#96983 01/11/06 08:04 PM
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George... the wire will be in pvc and the only part "in" the building is where it emerges from the slab to feed the panel...

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#96984 01/11/06 08:14 PM
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Umm, how about 310.15 in particular the fact that table 310.16 gives the ampacity of #2AL with 75C insulation and _terminations_ at 90A?

You'd need to jump a couple of hoops to use the 90C column, and 310.15(B)(6) doesn't apply here.

-Jon

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The '02 code permits 6 feet of conductor inside the building and the '05 doesn't. That's probaby what Don was getting at and Winnie is right about the ampacity thing. Max overcurrent 90a.


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Thank you for the feedback...

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#96987 01/12/06 12:44 PM
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My issue is the ampacity of the conductor is 90 amps and cannot be protected by a 100 amp breaker.
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#96988 01/12/06 02:23 PM
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George,

Just curious about why were you were asking if the conductors were inside or outside of the building. Does this matter?

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