electrofelon
Senior Member
- Location
- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
I just have to rave about my new favorite material. Doing a job where I needed 250 feet X 4 of 500 Aluminum. We have been using the AL THHN colors for the 480 feeders on the large solar jobs I have been helping a friend/former partner on for the last year or so, but this is the first of my own jobs I sprung for them. Its the way to go. I dont think Ill ever be phase taping XHHW anymore, unless its a small amount of wire. It cost me about 10 cents more per foot, plus $20 cut charge per color, plus freight of $85, for a total of about a $300 increase in the wire bill. No phase taping, pulls super nice, looks professional. I am so puzzled why supply houses dont stock THHN instead of XHHW, it makes no sense (in just black, I dont except them to stock all the colors).