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Education/Credentials "The Frank Williams School of Electrical Construction". My dear old boss is 96 and still going God Bless him. I started working for "Tenafly Electric" right out of high school at 19. He was tough but I learned more working for him in 8 and half years than most guys. We did mostly industrial work while doing some commercial and residential so I was fortunate to be exposed to all 3 areas of electrical construction. The guys I worked with were all good guys and I stay in touch with some of them still. Most of us went into our own buisness's which says something about the caliber of the guys I worked with. We had some interesting clients : Wella Corp. of shampoo fame, Farah Fawcett etc, I didn't buy shampoo for 10 years, it was a great place to work. Pan Am the X airline just before they went under, another great place to work, nice clean environment. C&C Metals, the largest button manufacturer in the US, a not so clean environment but a very interesting place to work, lots of machine's cranking out buttons of all kinds but you had to be on your toes, it was a potentially dangerous place to be . All kinds of action going on around you.
Question I Have under ground wire to the house with 2 ot wire, I bought a 200 amp load center and new 4 0t wire to run load center to meter will this be a problem? if it's not a problem should I also replace the meter box with a 200 amp service?
Answer Mark,
I don't know if you have copper or aluminum wires. If you have copper its no problem, you can do a 200 amp service and you would also have to change the meter pan to a 200 amp meter pan. You would also have to run a 200 amp service entrance cable from the meter to the new 200 amp panel. In my area of New Jersey the utility is responsible for the maintenance of the underground service to a residence, I assume it may be the same where you are. If you do have 2/0 aluminum I would call the utility and ask them if they will provide you 200 amp service using those wires. You would also have to get them to shut power off so you can change the meter. You may want to get a pro do this part.
So to answer your questions exactly, yes it could be a problem as I explained. If it is not a problem then you will change the meter pan and install a new 200 amp cable from the new meter to the new panel.
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