Recent content by SurferJon

You may be right! If it doesn't work out, I'm thinking of doing the following: 1. Run 40 feet of "4-4-4 Aluminum SER Cable w/ 6 AWG ground" from the breaker through the crawlspace by affixing it to the floor joists. 2. Transition to 40 feet of "4-4-4-4 Aluminum URD Direct Burial Cable" outside...

I'm avoiding THHN because it means I have to run conduit through all the planters. There's several tiers of brick I would have to dig under too. The apparent advantage of tray cable is not needing conduit, I don't need to transition to a different wire, it can be directly buried, and it can even...

The store link above has all the details: https://www.wireandcableyourway.com/6-3c-thhn-pvc-tray-cable-without-ground

Hi all, I just learned of "tray cable." From my understanding, it appears to be an "anything" cable -- you can run it indoors, outdoors, in open air, bury it directly in the ground, run it in conduit, etc. For 6 gauge it supports 75 amps for dry locations and 65 amps for wet locations. This...

Hi, I'm trying to figure out the best plan for running power to my wall connector. I live in SoCal. My electrician is coming next week, but I want to have a jump-start and possibly start buying materials ahead of time. My box is a 100 amp panel and only has one more space for a 50 amp double...