What do I need

[kemperhills]

I used to do residential electrical work on the side but it has been decades.

Here is my question. I need to run a service from the power pole to a storage building that I want to run electricity to. It is about 100 yards, or so, and I need to know what size wire I need to run from the meter to the fuse panel in the storage shed.

I will be using the shed to work on different things and I will be using a 100 amp fuse panel. Thanks.

 

[Maji236]

I used to do residential electrical work on the side but it has been decades.

Here is my question. I need to run a service from the power pole to a storage building that I want to run electricity to. It is about 100 yards, or so, and I need to know what size wire I need to run from the meter to the fuse panel in the storage shed.

I will be using the shed to work on different things and I will be using a 100 amp fuse panel. Thanks.

#1 AWG copper or 1/0 AWG aluminum. Whatever panel you use, make sure you have a main breaker for this! I'd suggest some anti-corrosion (nolox) on main connections, especially if you decide to use aluminum.
And don't forget to run a ground loop: 2 ground rods, 12' apart, #8 or #6 AWG, continuous to/from ground bar in panel. Be sure to BOND the neutral to the ground.

 

[Megawatt]

I used to do residential electrical work on the side but it has been decades.

Here is my question. I need to run a service from the power pole to a storage building that I want to run electricity to. It is about 100 yards, or so, and I need to know what size wire I need to run from the meter to the fuse panel in the storage shed.

I will be using the shed to work on different things and I will be using a 100 amp fuse panel. Thanks.

I used to do residential electrical work on the side but it has been decades.

Here is my question. I need to run a service from the power pole to a storage building that I want to run electricity to. It is about 100 yards, or so, and I need to know what size wire I need to run from the meter to the fuse panel in the storage shed.

I will be using the shed to work on different things and I will be using a 100 amp fuse panel. Thanks.

you need # 3 copper

 

[Maji236]

you need # 3 copper

My bad, sorry. #3 copper & aluminum...

 

[Megawatt]

My bad, sorry. #3 copper & aluminum...

Maji236 if it was me I would use # 3 copper wire, aluminum wire is twice the size of copper and to hard to bend. Good luck my friend

 

[telectrix]

Maji236 if it was me I would use # 3 copper wire, aluminum wire is twice the size of copper and to hard to bend. Good luck my friend

aluminium wire is spawn of the devil. i'd rather use wet string.

 

[Maji236]

aluminium wire is spawn of the devil. i'd rather use wet string.

I agree to an extent, but it is what most of US house feeders are made of. ...even my own.

 

[telectrix]

I agree to an extent, but it is what most of US house feeders are made of. ...even my own.

yeah, but you also make a lot of your houses out of firewood.