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Identify Service Amperage by Conduit Size

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What happens here

The video begins with a master electrician dad teaching his apprentice son about an existing 400 Amp electrical service installation. The son identifies the service size based on the 4-inch conduit diameter leading into the meter. The dad confirms that a 4-inch conduit typically indicates a maximum of 400 Amps.

Goal: Correctly identify the amperage of an electrical service based on conduit size.

Tools and materials

  • 4-inch Conduit — Connecting the electrical meter to the service panel, indicating the service size
  • Electrical Meter — Measures electricity consumption

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Is this a 400-amp service? Yes. All right. Yeah, I can tell by the conduit. Yes, it's a 4-in, so it's 400-amp maximum in a 4-in. Okay. See right here this fitting? Isn't this not the right fitting? Like the right fitting. This is supposed to be an L LR. Correct. Right? There you go. This is a LB and it's going up like that. That's right. So, why did they do it like that? Cuz that's what they had with them. It's actually okay to do it this way. Okay. It's and it's easier to pull up. So,

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