Remodel - Moving from 200 amp service to 320 amps

chris75

Me too, I use them quite often, and they are usually way overkill, but hey, I'm in it for the money.

Speedy Petey

Damn straight.

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jbfan

I have only installed 3 400 amp services. I get the meter bases from the POCO, and feed 2 200 amp disco, then feed 2 200 amp MLO panels. All 3 have had underground service, so wire size was not anything I needed to worry about!

As a side note, I do not wire many new houses. Just not my cup of tea.
All of these were for family or friends.

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ssousa

Though every one calls the meter base 400A, it is not truely a 400A base but a 320A base as you are only allowed 80% of rated load by code. So while they are calling it 400A service it is not.

frenchelectrican

I just want to clear up that fact there are few 320/400 amp meter socket and they do come in few diffrent verison depending on the location and useage.

Typically in resdentail it pretty common to use the 320A push on meter socket
However some POCO required that have to be run in CT { current transfomer }
Farm are mantory 400 amp either CT or bolt on meter socket depending on the set up

Commercal automatic use full 400 amp meter socket and it will come either bolt on or CT regaurdless of system voltage and phases.

Merci,Marc

Speedy Petey

Everyone???

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