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Background: My building and safety electric engineer said I need to use 3 AWT copper wire to connect a 200 AMP load center to a 200 AMP meter pedestal 100 feet away.
First question: I shop around for prices and I see most places use the terminology 3/0 AWG. Does the /0 indicate that the wire is AWT?
Second question: Do all three wires (2 hot + neutral) need to be the same size? I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, but just checking to make sure the neutral also needs to be 3 AWT.
Third question: I plan to install a new ground rod at the load center that is separate from the ground rod at the meter pedestal. What gauge should a wire that leads into the ground for a 200 AMP load center be? 3 AWT as well?
First question: I shop around for prices and I see most places use the terminology 3/0 AWG. Does the /0 indicate that the wire is AWT?
Second question: Do all three wires (2 hot + neutral) need to be the same size? I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, but just checking to make sure the neutral also needs to be 3 AWT.
Third question: I plan to install a new ground rod at the load center that is separate from the ground rod at the meter pedestal. What gauge should a wire that leads into the ground for a 200 AMP load center be? 3 AWT as well?