400A resedential service

Posted by Steve Barker DLT on August 25, 2008, 9:56 am

LOL! I have a different name for the newsreader in each computer i use.
The DLT is the dell laptop.

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Posted by Robert Neville on August 30, 2008, 12:03 pm

>How is more amps available gonna 'cut your electric bill'?

Many electric companies have an administrative or billing charges based on the
size of the service. Putting in 400A service on a residence that uses less than
200A is just wasting money.

Posted by T. C. Conde on August 24, 2008, 3:10 am

I haven't seen it with power but I have seen it with water. You are charged
a regular monthly fee which varies with the size of your meter, plus usage.
Here in California, where residential fire sprinklers are a way of life, the
days of the cheapo 5/8" meter are gone. I have had to go to a 1" inch and
occasionally even a 2" meter to meet the demands of the fire gods. And that
2" meter has a healthy monthly price tag before counting any usage at all.
Tim

>I upgraded my house from 100A to 200A 5 years ago. I buried 3" conduit from
>the pole to the house.
> I was told the 3" would support 400A.
> At the time I did not have the money to install 400A, so I just thought I
> could find a 400A panel later.
> I do not think they make a residential 400A panel, and from what I have
> seen it uses two 200A panels.
> I am still wanting to put 400A service to my house, to try to cut on my
> electric bill. ($565.00 last month).
> In the 3" conduit, do they use 6 wires for the 400A to a two 200A meter
> pan, or use larger wires to a 400A meter pan?
> I probably will get the call an electrician, but I feel as though I can do
> the install, just wanted some info on how it is done.
> Thanks.
>

Posted by RicodJour on August 24, 2008, 10:41 am

> I haven't seen it with power but I have seen it with water. You are charg=

> a regular monthly fee which varies with the size of your meter, plus usag=

> Here in California, where residential fire sprinklers are a way of life, =

the

> days of the cheapo 5/8" meter are gone. I have had to go to a 1" inch and
> occasionally even a 2" meter to meet the demands of the fire gods. And th=

> 2" meter has a healthy monthly price tag before counting any usage at all=

.

So, essentially what you're saying is use more pay more, whether it's
water or electricity.

R

Posted by Matt Whiting on August 24, 2008, 3:20 pm

RicodJour wrote:

>> I haven't seen it with power but I have seen it with water. You are charged
>> a regular monthly fee which varies with the size of your meter, plus usage.
>> Here in California, where residential fire sprinklers are a way of life, the
>> days of the cheapo 5/8" meter are gone. I have had to go to a 1" inch and
>> occasionally even a 2" meter to meet the demands of the fire gods. And that
>> 2" meter has a healthy monthly price tag before counting any usage at all.

>
> So, essentially what you're saying is use more pay more, whether it's
> water or electricity.

No, he said that you pay more to simply have the capacity to use more. :-)

Matt

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