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Plan Cable Route and Create Entry Point

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Day in the Life of an Electrician⚡️ #hendythesparky Running Service Entrance Cable #electrician

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What happens here

Before running any cable, the electrician first identifies the customer's main electrical panel in the basement to determine the starting point for the new subpanel feed. To get the 100 amp SER cable into the basement, a hole is drilled through the exterior wall. A drill with a long drill bit is used to create a clean entry point from the outside, carefully aiming it to avoid any existing structures or utilities.

Goal: Establish a path for the electrical cable and create an entry point into the basement.

Tools and materials

  • Drill — Drilling a hole through the exterior wall
  • Long Drill Bit — Creating the hole through the thick exterior wall
  • Voltage Tester — Verifying that electrical circuits are de-energized

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shoes. These are great and lightweight. I mainly do residential electric, so these are perfect. I go to my van, get my materials. Today, we're installing a sub panel for a detach garage. So, we are running 100 amp STR cable, which is rated for outdoor installation. I ended up using my drill and made a hole from the outside into the customer's basement, as their main electrical panel was located there, and that was our power source. So, we were able to figure out the best route to run the wire which was under the deck to the detach garage

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