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Route Cable Through Basement to Main Panel

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What happens here

Once the 100 amp SER cable enters the basement, it needs to be routed from its entry point through the interior space to the main electrical panel. This involves navigating the cable through the basement's drop ceiling. The electrician works with a second individual (identified as his master electrician dad) to pull and guide the thick, heavy cable through the overhead spaces, ensuring it follows an appropriate and compliant path.

Goal: Successfully bring the SER cable from the entry point to the main electrical panel for connection.

Tools and materials

  • Fish Tape — Pulling cable through enclosed spaces
  • Ladder Werner — Accessing the basement ceiling for cable routing
  • Voltage Tester — Verifying de-energized circuits before working on electrical panels
  • 100 Amp SER Cable — The main electrical feeder for the subpanel

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was under the deck to the detach garage as this used the least amount of wire cuz this was a 100 amp aluminum three wire. So, it's not cheap. Once we got to the basement, we got the whole family team involved to run the wire. Even my master electrician dad came to give a hand. Once we got the wire ran to the panel, I ended up just curling it and tucking it away because it was getting late. Most of our time was used to run the wire cuz man, that wire is thick. It's like an anaconda. I get off my ladder, check my work, do a little celebration dance. I put my tools away

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