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Default Wire size for 250' to garage?????

kjpro @ usenet.com wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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Two examples...

#1 HV lines to transformer, trans to house meter, meter to panel, panel

to
garage.

Which is the situation the OP has.



So, for clarification, Ex #2 as posted earlier...

#2 HV lines to transformer, trans to meter on pedestal, meter to
distribution panel on ped, d-panel to house - d-panel to garage.

Can you run UF from the d-panel to a house/garage?


Yes you can but to get enough current and a low enough voltage drop for
reasonably efficient operation you will be running individual UF single
conductor cables. In the sizes you will need to supply the house and
the garage that is the only way type UF is available. If there are any
livestock on the premise then I suggest that you run separate neutral
and ground conductors in spite of the additional cost.
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Tom Horne