One even put me on a real customer account lol. Most supplies I deal with put me on their generic-customer “account” so I get a fair discount. And then actually do that unless their price is insane.Īnd if their price is insane, they are quoting you the “I don’t want to do business with you” price because they’re still crusty. And then read off a substantial bill of materials like you are looking to buy the whole kaboodle from them. Let on early that “I’m sick of overpaying at the big-box” because that means you’re someone who has actually noticed that big-box is far more expensive on all but the stuff they think you’ll check. That thing where you think Home Depot/Lowes/whatever is the bee’s knees and feel biologically compelled to buy everything there. That thing, by the way, is called “halo effect”. But this is how novices approach electrical supplies 99% of the time, like they’re dirt on their feet, a cursed inconvenience. Double especially if you call looking for the one thing they know Home Depot doesn’t stock”, you are flat-out telling them “Hey, Imma gonna buy this whole job at your competitor (except this one bit), but I’ll be on the phone all day asking for advice (once I realize my primary supplier is a bunch of idiots), and then, I’ll return cut wire and want my money back (and chargeback when you refuse)”. Especially if you call ‘em all mealy-mouthed and asking for advice. Some electrical supplies are crusty about dealing with novices. But I was thinking that if you put the glue on the inside piece, it will push the glue toward the outside when you connect them rather than the inside. I know this isn't the accepted right way to do it, I believe because the glue can cause problems with the conductor insulation. It's tempting to lay out the wire and run each 10' stick of PVC down the wire and glue it one at a time rather than fishing the entire run. Ok, so for the 100 amp line, three #1 aluminum and maybe a #4 aluminum for ground in 2' conduit? But you guys are making me think I need to do individual wires for that also. I was going to use 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 for that with 3' conduit. I have a 200 amp run I'm doing also that I didn't mention. I'd rather use whatever is right and makes the job easier to do. I have two 6' tall sons to help me pull wire.

What size aluminum wire for 100 amp