In this example the application has 160 feet of 10 awg copper wire already existing.
10 gauge well pump wire.
This cable is constructed with copper conductors.
The wire colors are yellow red black and green for the ground there are four wires in total.
Increment 14 3 w ground flat hd submersible pump cable stranded copper 3 wire 1 ground double jacketed ul listed.
Used in residential farm and industrial water well applications.
The wire size is based on the diameter of the copper not the insulation.
Cut to length sold by the foot.
10 3c w ground heavy duty flat jacketed submersible pump cable 1 17 ft.
12 2 pump cable the south wire 500 ft.
Three wire well pump wiring diagrams.
This wire is for use on a 3 wire well pump system that uses a control box.
For wiring within the casing of deep well submersible water pumps.
12 3c w ground heavy duty flat jacketed submersible pump cable 0 80 ft.
8 3c w ground heavy duty flat jacketed submersible pump cable 1 64 ft.
In this case a 3 hp 230 volt motor can be used with up to 300 feet of 10 awg cable.
Aqua science offers pvc submersible solid core twisted 2 and 3 wire with green ground wire for deep submersible pumps and double jacketed direct burial type uf b feeder wire.
2 wire well pump wiring diagram.
250 foot double insulated submersible pump cable for water wells 10 gauge 3 wire ground cut to length in 25 ft.
The wire that goes to the pump is probably only 10 or 12.
10 3 pump cable wire green is an ul listed product for added security.
2 wire well pump diagrams are slightly easier to understand and are more straight forward to wire.
You need to compare the bare copper of the existing wire to the bare copper of the 10 2 that you bought to try to help you determine what.
The south wire 500 ft.
We stock lengths of wire from 50 feet to 1000 feet in 8 10 and 12 gauge.
It is a perfect choice for indoor usage.
The southwire 500 ft.
The individually insulated wires are twisted together but there is no outer jacket.
10 2c w ground heavy duty flat jacketed submersible pump cable 0 95 ft.
Pre cut 50 ft length of 10 gauge solid copper twisted submersible well pump wire.
Black wires go to black wires and the green wire the ground goes to the ground wire.
Enter the desired footage in the qty box.
10 2 flat yellow submersible pump cable w ground.
This cable is for use with pumps up to 5 hp at 240 volt.
Since there already is 160 feet of 10 awg installed what size cable is required in the well with a 3 hp 230 volt single phase motor setting at 310 feet.
It is oil and gas resistance for added safety and convenient to use.
Maybe the pump wire looks larger because it has thicker insulation on it.