What is a Service Conductor? What is a Feeder?

by Mike Holt

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[roberts]

Great channel. Could you do or do you have a video on proper grounding/bonding of this meter box and service feed setup?

[mikeburke]

Very good. Very simple. Short video. Thank you, sir.

[panama-sxoh]

Another great video I feel like a apprentice again refreshing my mind thanks sparkie only been doing this 15 years

[timdyer]

Thanks, Bill! Very helpful as always.

[Jeff-Lawrence]

Hi Bill from Sparky Channel

FANTASTIC!!!

They’re getting better all the time

Again, thanks for breaking out the code book
Very educational and yes I did find this useful😀

[rolstonsanmoogan]

Great video Bill! thanks always helpful

[chavogarland]

two problems with that setup is the feeder is missing the "EGC- Equipment Grounding Conductor" and the Ground Buss & Neutral Buss should be separated in the panel board. Once you leave that main disconnect those wires become a feeder and a feeder contains an EGC.

[koarivera]

Hey Sparky, would you do a workshop on the 10 foot and 25 foot tap rule that be that would be awesome

[scott_meyer]

I noticed the load panel does not have a main breaker. Is the disconnect in the meter panel also an over current device?

[mikefochtman]

Thanks, another very helpful video. Question about service entrances though. I've noticed just about all residential protection devices are rated for 10, 000 Amp interruption. I know this is basically, the max current that the device could 'break' the circuit in the case of a dead-fault. Are there any rules that utilities have to follow to make sure this is limited? If we had some sort of on-site power generation would there have to be some certification that the on-site power wouldn't exceed that?

With a lot of large home solar batteries and such, is this sort of thing going to start cropping up as an issue? (in my Navy career I've seen the effects of shorting out massive storage batteries and it isn't pretty when the circuit can't be broken)

[seniorcomputer]

What is the largest amperage available on/from the service drop
conductor? Residential Building.

[michael]

Which one will the GEC connect to? I assume it will go over to the meter box since that js the first disconnect.

[martyb]

Sparky you made a video that showed you replacing all of your two prong plugs with gcif breakers in one circuit in a way that if one breaker popped it would not affect the rest of them. Could you tell me what video that was and how to find it.

[howardcox]

concerning residential; I can't find a video from anyone on details of a home runs. they show the home run, but never explain why the home runs come to that particular box, and how to go to box to box afterwards. I understand it's for overall efficiency, but I'm asking ideally when wiring a bedroom (for example), do you come to the switch first then down to outlets, how to pick up closet light? what about efficiency to plan to avoid over box fill? I can procedurally wire, but if an electrician said you should have come to outlets first, or switch first, or all lights on different circuit I wouldn't know why? thanks, I like your videos and attention to code details

[benjets]

Do u consider that feeder panel same as a CDP

[kenbrown]

my power company would reject that service. they require a ring type meter box, and the service mast would have to extend above the roof. - plus, as built, the roof puts the drip loop too low.

[Bapuji]

Newbie here... is it typical not to have a neutral coming from the transformer included in the service entrance conductors?

[--JohnDoe]

Very great information. Thank you sir.

[spikeify]

I see parts I make. Love when that happens

[Lobsterman]

so the two black wires from the Service Conductor will carry 120 volts each? the reason I'm asking is because right now one feeder is 114 volts while the other one is 120 volts is this normal?