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What size wire do you need for a 100amp braker?
Service entrance wire should be AWG #3 copper.
Can you feed a 200 amp sub panel from a 200 amp panel?
Judging by your question I'm going to take a guess and say you should probably not attempt to do this yourself. Nor do I recommend it. That being said. You can either have your service upgraded to 200amp, and install a 100amp double pole breaker and branch it off into a 100 amp sub panel. You could most likely re-use your old panel for the 100 amp sub panel. Or... You could have your new 200 amp panel installed in a different location and your current panel wired into it for 100 amps.
What wire size for 100amp load for distance of 1000ft?
At that distance you will have a voltage drop of 81.25 volts if you use the recommended #6 wire on a 240 volt, 100 amp single phase circuit. Therefore I recommend you contact you electric utility and let them figure the voltage drop and the size wire required to safely run this distance. Using too small a wire can damage the electronics at the end of the run.
What size wire for 100amp?
8 is the size of wire to use for grounding a 100 Amp panel. Green is color used for grounding8 is code.A #3 copper wire with an insulation rating of 75 or 90 degrees C is rated at 100 and 110 amps consecutively.
