Wiring up 3/4 trailers off the pole
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Originally Posted by MikeJoel
Wanted to run this past people to be sure I missed nothing.
I need to wire 3/4 trailers of one pole.
The company will have a 100amp breaker on the pole (I know that is low but for now I am not concerned about it).
I will put a box (200amp rated with cable from pole to box good for 200amp) on a post with four 40amp breakers and one 20amp breaker (for well pump).
I then plane to run cable in conduit about 2 to 3 feet underground to each trailer.
Each trailer have their own box (100amp) so I will un-bond the neutral and negative in the boxes and hook up.
I know this sounds like very little power but for now that may have to be that way for a while.
Later we have an option of going to 200amp and all I should have to do is replace the breakers in the main breaker box I set up with higher rated breakers (I will keep the lines out of it to the trailers at or below 100amp).
That way it is pretty much set up the first time for the upgrade to 200amp in.
That sound right?
Mike
I need to wire 3/4 trailers of one pole.
The company will have a 100amp breaker on the pole (I know that is low but for now I am not concerned about it).
I will put a box (200amp rated with cable from pole to box good for 200amp) on a post with four 40amp breakers and one 20amp breaker (for well pump).
I then plane to run cable in conduit about 2 to 3 feet underground to each trailer.
Each trailer have their own box (100amp) so I will un-bond the neutral and negative in the boxes and hook up.
I know this sounds like very little power but for now that may have to be that way for a while.
Later we have an option of going to 200amp and all I should have to do is replace the breakers in the main breaker box I set up with higher rated breakers (I will keep the lines out of it to the trailers at or below 100amp).
That way it is pretty much set up the first time for the upgrade to 200amp in.
That sound right?
Mike
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Originally Posted by thinman
Do you mean the power/utility company will have a 100 amp breaker at the pole?
I am not concerned about the amps being to low for everyone to have enough right now. I just want to make sure my plan is right.
May not have mentioned this -
I plan to feed 2 hot, 1 neutral and 1 ground. All trailer boxes, being sub panels will have their neutral and ground un-bonded.
Mike
Last edited by MikeJoel; 03-31-05 at 07:25 AM.