Originally Posted By: jane molina
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Hi All
The service wire coming into the main panel , 120/240 are they copper
wires or aluminum?
Hi All
The service wire coming into the main panel , 120/240 are they copper
wires or aluminum?
Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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Did you mean to attach a photo, or is this a general question?
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Originally Posted By: jane molina
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No photo Kevin , Thanks Joe
Originally Posted By: rbracklow
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Jane,
The Utilities typically use stranded uluminum service wires, or service drops. Copper is llighter and a lot less expensive for the utilities to run, even if they have to up-size one wire size for the same ampacity!!
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Originally Posted By: phinsperger
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| rbracklow wrote: |
| Copper is llighter and a lot less expensive for the utilities to run, even if they have to up-size one wire size for the same ampacity!! |
Ron, don't you mean aluminum?
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Originally Posted By: rbracklow
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Paul,
You're absolutely right!! Duh!  
Ron.
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