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POV: An Electrician Family Trying to figure out a Plan + Price for a 100 AMP Line 100 FT, Thoughts?

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This project details the planning phase for running a 100 AMP electrical line from an outdoor main panel to a mobile office. A master electrician father guides his apprentice sons through evaluating the site, brainstorming various installation methods and materials (such as mast service, underground conduit, and different cable types), and emphasizing the importance of code-compliant, durable solutions over temporary fixes. The process focuses on critical thinking and proper design before physical work begins.

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So Dad, we went to this commercial job. We got to run a 100 amp line. >> What are our options? So, we've got that panel that's outside. Looks like a Square D QO panel. This needs what? 100 amp? >> 100 amp for a mobile office. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Why can't you just come straight out? You were at the job we didn't go. Go ahead. >> We got to run 100 ft. Full job is outside. Then we got to choose our way how to do it. >> Okay. >> We might have to dig a little bit. >> See, you can't dig. >> See, now you're saying don't dig. You're saying you can dig. You know what, guys? You draw on your own piece of paper how we're going to do it, and then we'll all analyze. >> Um >> I got a weatherhead. >> Okay. So, a a mast service on the on the box, right? Or on the the storage unit. What else are our options? >> PVC pipe. >> PVC pipe. What else are our options? >> Running under the building. >> Running under the building, but that would be PVC pipe. What else are our options? >> SER. >> SO cord. >> SER cable. >> THHN. >> THHN XHHW, right? We can use aluminum, we can use copper, we can use seal tight. Anything that is waterproof, right? And there's a difference between doing it right and doing it temporary and fast. Explain to me what you got here. >> All right. So, we have

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