SPEC: 22064

SIMpull^® RWU90 Copper 1000 Volt SPEC22064

Single Copper Conductors, XLPE Insulation, 1000V / -40ºC MIN, 90ºC MAX, Sunlight Resistant. SIMpull^® technology on sizes #8 and larger. Cable can be installed in conduit without the aid of lubrication. For Direct Burial

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Application & Features

Southwire’s RWU90 is designed for direct earth burial (with protection as required by the inspecting authority). For service entrance above or below ground. The minimum recommended installation temperature is minus 40°C (with suitable handling procedures). Maximum conductor temperature is 90°C. Note: Standard black is sunlight resistant and marked "SR". Standard coloured insulation is not sunlight resistant. SIMpull^® technology on sizes #8 and larger. Cable can be installed in conduit without the aid of lubrication.

Specifications

Select a set of products below for more information:

	Cond. Size	Conductor Number	Cond. Strands	Diameter Over Conductor (in) (cm)	Insulation Thickness (mils) (mm)	Approx. OD (in) (cm)	Copper Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)	Approx. Weight (lbs/1000') (kgs/km)
More Options	14 AWG 14 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.070 0.18	60 1.52	0.197 0.50	12 18	24 36
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.088 0.22	60 1.52	0.217 0.55	20 30	34 51
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.113 0.29	60 1.52	0.239 0.61	32 48	48 71
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.141 0.36	80 2.03	0.312 0.79	50 74	79 118
More Options	6 AWG 6 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.177 0.45	80 2.03	0.348 0.88	81 121	113 168
More Options	4 AWG 4 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.225 0.57	80 2.03	0.395 1.00	128 190	168 250
More Options	3 AWG 3 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.252 0.64	80 2.03	0.422 1.07	162 241	205 305
More Options	2 AWG 2 AWG	1 1	7 7	0.282 0.72	80 2.03	0.453 1.15	204 304	252 375
More Options	1 AWG 1 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.322 0.82	95 2.41	0.522 1.33	258 384	320 476
More Options	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.361 0.92	95 2.41	0.562 1.43	326 485	394 586
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.405 1.03	95 2.41	0.604 1.53	410 610	485 722
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.405 1.03	95 2.41	0.606 1.54	410 610	485 722
More Options	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.456 1.16	95 2.41	0.654 1.66	518 771	600 893
More Options	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.456 1.16	95 2.41	0.654 1.66	518 771	600 893
More Options	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	1 1	19 19	0.512 1.30	95 2.41	0.710 1.80	655 975	746 1110
More Options	250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.558 1.42	110 2.79	0.774 1.97	771 1147	875 1302
More Options	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.661 1.68	110 2.79	0.873 2.22	1080 1607	1198 1783
More Options	500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL	1 1	37 37	0.789 2.00	110 2.79	0.998 2.53	1543 2296	1680 2500
More Options	600 KCMIL 600 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	0.865 2.20	125 3.18	1.104 2.80	1852 2756	2017 3002
More Options	750 KCMIL 750 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	0.968 2.46	125 3.18	1.203 3.06	2315 3445	2495 3713
More Options	1000 KCMIL 1000 KCMIL	1 1	61 61	1.117 2.84	125 3.18	1.381 3.51	3087 4594	3319 4939

* Ampacities derived from the 2021 Canadian Electrical Code Table 1 for not more than three insulated copper conductors, rated not more than 5000 V and unshielded, in raceway or cable (based on an ambient temperature of 30 °C)
TBA stock codes are estimations only and actual product may vary. Please wait until a stock code is assigned to purchase connectors and/or fittings.

	Cond. Size	Conductor Number	Min. Bend Radius (in) (cm)	Max Pull Tension (lbs) (kg)	DC Resistance at 25C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	AC Resistance at 75C (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	Inductive Reactance (ohms/1000') (ohms/km)	Allowable Ampacity Raceway 75C	Allowable Ampacity Raceway 90C
More Options	14 AWG 14 AWG	1 1	0.800 2.03	32 14.51	2.631 3.92	3.170 4.72	0.058 0.09	20 20	25 25
More Options	12 AWG 12 AWG	1 1	0.800 2.03	52 23.59	1.662 2.47	2.002 2.98	0.054 0.08	25 25	30 30
More Options	10 AWG 10 AWG	1 1	0.900 2.29	83 37.65	1.040 1.55	1.253 1.86	0.050 0.07	35 35	40 40
More Options	8 AWG 8 AWG	1 1	1.200 3.05	132 59.87	0.653 0.97	0.786 1.17	0.052 0.08	50 50	55 55
More Options	6 AWG 6 AWG	1 1	1.400 3.56	209 94.80	0.411 0.61	0.495 0.74	0.051 0.08	65 65	75 75
More Options	4 AWG 4 AWG	1 1	1.600 4.06	333 151.05	0.258 0.38	0.310 0.46	0.048 0.07	85 85	95 95
More Options	3 AWG 3 AWG	1 1	1.700 4.32	420 190.51	0.205 0.31	0.246 0.37	0.047 0.07	100 100	115 115
More Options	2 AWG 2 AWG	1 1	1.800 4.57	530 240.40	0.162 0.24	0.195 0.29	0.045 0.07	115 115	130 130
More Options	1 AWG 1 AWG	1 1	2.100 5.33	669 303.45	0.128 0.19	0.154 0.23	0.046 0.07	130 130	145 145
More Options	1/0 AWG 1/0 AWG	1 1	2.200 5.59	844 382.83	0.102 0.15	0.122 0.18	0.044 0.07	150 150	170 170
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	2.400 6.10	1064 482.62	0.081 0.12	0.097 0.14	0.043 0.06	175 175	195 195
More Options	2/0 AWG 2/0 AWG	1 1	2.400 6.10	1064 482.62	0.081 0.12	0.097 0.14	0.043 0.06	175 175	195 195
More Options	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	1 1	2.600 6.60	1342 608.72	0.064 0.10	0.078 0.12	0.042 0.06	200 200	225 225
More Options	3/0 AWG 3/0 AWG	1 1	2.600 6.60	1342 608.72	0.064 0.10	0.078 0.12	0.042 0.06	200 200	225 225
More Options	4/0 AWG 4/0 AWG	1 1	2.800 7.11	1692 767.48	0.051 0.08	0.062 0.09	0.041 0.06	230 230	260 260
More Options	250 KCMIL 250 KCMIL	1 1	3.100 7.87	2000 907.18	0.043 0.06	0.053 0.08	0.041 0.06	255 255	290 290
More Options	350 KCMIL 350 KCMIL	1 1	3.500 8.89	2800 1270.06	0.031 0.05	0.039 0.06	0.040 0.06	310 310	350 350
More Options	500 KCMIL 500 KCMIL	1 1	4.000 10.16	4000 1814.37	0.022 0.03	0.029 0.04	0.039 0.06	380 380	430 430
More Options	600 KCMIL 600 KCMIL	1 1	5.500 13.97	4800 2177.24	0.018 0.03	0.025 0.04	0.039 0.06	420 420	475 475
More Options	750 KCMIL 750 KCMIL	1 1	6.000 15.24	6000 2721.55	0.014 0.02	0.022 0.03	0.038 0.06	475 475	535 535
More Options	1000 KCMIL 1000 KCMIL	1 1	6.900 17.53	8000 3628.74	0.011 0.02	0.018 0.03	0.037 0.06	545 545	615 615

Cond. Size Purple	Stranding Brown	Color Gray	AWG or kcmil	num	Black	Green	White	Red	Blue	Yellow	Orange
14 14	7 7	556978	578364 578364	563253 563253	646740 646740	647607 647607	566577 566577
12 12	7 7	556979	556980	556982	556981	556600		556601 556601	556604 556604	556602 556602	556603 556603
10 10	1 (solid) 1 (solid)			557932 557932
10 10	7 7	556983	556598	556984	556986	556987	579338 579338
8 8	7 7	556991	556991	556989	556990	556992
6 6	7 7	556994	556997	556995	556996	556998	643550
4 4	7 7	556999	557002	557000	557001	557003
3 3	7 7	557004	137969	641557
2 2	7 7	557005	571898	557006	557007	556596 556596
1 1	19 19	137926
1/0 1/0	19 19	590651	664805	669505	666075	666074
2/0 2/0	19 19	590652	138905	668800	668801	668802
3/0 3/0	19 19	590653		593058	593059	593060
4/0 4/0	19 19	590654	583440 583440	678382	668805	668806
250 250	37 37	590655
350 350	37 37	590656		590659 590659	590658	590657 590657
500 500	37 37	590660		590663	590662	590661
600 600	61 61	592347		592349 592349	592348 592348	592350 592350
750 750	61 61	590664
1000 1000	61 61	671492

Standards & References

ASTM B3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire
ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors
CSA C22.2 No. 38 Thermoset-insulated wires and cables
CSA SUN RES - for Sunlight Resistant rating
CSA AWM I A/B FT1

Construction

Conductor:Class B compressed stranded bare copper per ASTM B3 and ASTM B8
Insulation:Cross Linked Polyethylene (XLPE)

Resources

Building Wire Selection Guide

For technical references, whitepapers, and installation resources please refer to: https://www.southwire.com/services/cabletech-support-services

SIMpull® RWU90 Copper 1000 Volt SPEC22064

Single Copper Conductors, XLPE Insulation, 1000V / -40ºC MIN, 90ºC MAX, Sunlight Resistant. SIMpull® technology on sizes #8 and larger. Cable can be installed in conduit without the aid of lubrication. For Direct Burial