Nec Service Entrance Wiring Diagram
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Nec service entrance wiring diagram. Ii this edition of the uniform wiring guide is dedicated to the memory of the late roger bessinger who lost his battle with cancer on january 8 2010. See below for our guide for meter base and weather head installation. 120 240 volt 3 wire single phase service entrance conductors service. The overhead service conductors from the last pole or other aerial support to and including the splices if any connecting to the service entrance conductors.
The service drop ampacity must be the same as the ampacity of the service entrance. Nec 230 70 electrical services the service disconnecting means shall be installed at a readily accessible location either outside a building or structure or inside nearest the point of entrance of the service entrance conductors. National electrical code. Service raceway the conduit containing the service entrance conductors.
Grounding and bonding table 250 66 table 250 122 part iii. Thw or xlp insulated conductors should be used for overhead service drops. Weather head must be a minimum of 18 inches from top of the. The grounded conductor shall be permitted to be smaller than the ungrounded conductors provided the requirements of sections 215 2 220 22 and 230 42 are met.
Service has also come to be known as the supply of the company s product electricity to the customer. Nec 230 54 electrical services service entrance raceways shall be rain tight and arranged to drain. Each service drop or lateral must supply only one set of service entrance conductors. Buildings with more than one occupancy can have one set of service entrance conductors for each service of different characteristics 230 2 d run to each occupancy.
Serving utility to the wiring system of the premises served. The entrance cable must have at least 18 inches of excess wire left past the weather head to allow connection of the service wire. The service drop conductors must be sized from table 310 17. If triplex is used table 310 16 must be used as directed by nec article 321 5.