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Immanuel

You know .. normally i'm not one for bashing other people personally ( .. i leave that to some of the other pros that inhabit this site ) .. but Mike .. are you really that arrogant?

We're more or less all professionals here .. most all of us have done the schooling, done the crap apprentice work, blown up our fair share of transformers, and learned the best way to make it in our chosen profession.

You're probably an awesome industrial electrician .. but don't try and tell a 17 year veteran of the residential end of this industry how to wire a house .. because when it comes to that kind of stuff ...I'VE been there .. and I'VE done that.

mrmike

Immanuel, No Arrogance here & hopefully never was-& I wasn;t trying to bash you or anyone else- Like I said "I don't know it all" & am willing to listen & everyday we are learning.. Was I trying to tell you how to wire a house? No !!! Never even mentioned it- We must always think of others opinions & take the best of it. I am open minded & that is where I stated " new Generation" because some are not. We all must not get into the mindset- my way is the only right way....................

naptown CR

I am 30 years past being a sparky but isn't there a %of fill requirement depending on the insulation of the wire.
A slightly larger conduit may be helpful if you intend to expand on the sub panel in the future but look at your realistic needs now and add the wish list to it before installing the conduit.
From a wood butchers point of view a 1 1/2" conduit may be a little much for drilling through the studs if they are 2x4. there won't be much left of the stud and you may get into trouble with the building inspector if you drill through jacks under windows stc.

That's not how I read your post
there was so much arrogance it was pitiful
Another reason I rarely come here any more.

neolitic

Hmmm, I was gonna ask a similar question.
Maybe I'll wait til tomorrow......

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Zinsco

When ya go to bed tomorrow night (Saturday) set yer clock back 1 hour.

mrmike

I'm sorry but I don't see any arrogance in my post except saying " new generation sparkies have a lot to learn". I didn't mean electrically here, & again I'm sorry if it came across as such- all the arrogance here is everyone jumping in others Sh%* on an opinion in a post like this.. If you read all my other posts you would see that. I am always willing to learn but "some" of the younger guys here do not seem to accept an opinion Or way to do something that is different from the way they do it or learned. This is what I am refering to !!!
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KennMacMoragh

I find the larger wires are harder to bend or work with. If a #6 would pass inspection then I would use it