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sub panel for garage

marlboroman | Posted in Construction Techniques on

i’m putting in a sub panel for my garage and was wonder if Icould use a 3- #1 with a#2 ground cable aluminun cable for this job. I want to put in a 100 amp service in garage to run about 75 feet to the house panel 200 amp. Would there be any problems with using aluminum for this,the main is has a copper entrance wiring.Any other concerns I might run into with the setup. 

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  1. gfretwell | | #1

    It sounds right to me. If this is a detached garage you will need a ground electrode out there and I assume you know about separating the ground and neutral.

  2. DanH | | #2

    There's no problem using large-gauge aluminum wire, so long as the connections are rated for it.

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