Special wiring for a double wide?

[Bill]

Snag after snag!!! My brother is a retired electrician who generously offered to save us money by wiring our new double wide from the box to the meter. After this is done, you must call the power company to inspect the work before they will turn on the electricity. Before we began, the power man came to the house and told us requirements--the meter head has to be at least three feet from a window, you have to have a 200 amp disconnect box with room for extra breakers, etc. He also said that we had to have 'four wire' wire. So, we got everything he said, the house was wired from the box to the outside and we called for the inspection. We got a different guy and the first thing he said is "What kind of wire did ya get?" We said "Four-wire." He said it won't pass. HUH??? This guy says that double wides have to have a special type of wire and that the wire we installed is for 'regular houses.' Does anyone know what he's talking about?

[Eugene]

The second guy is wrong!
the Manufactured Home Construction & Safety Standards (HUD Code) at 3280.803(e) requires a 4 wire system.
The only time an exception is made, it when the home is placed on a permanent foundation and the meter base is on the home.

[Bill]

That explains it then, Eugene!! The house IS placed on a permanent foundation and the meter base is mounted directly on the home!! Because the power line is less than 30 feet from the house, the electric company suggested no additional pole was needed and the meter was placed right on the home. So, this DOES mean different wire? Do you know what kind of wire he's talking about??
Thanks so much for your help.

Bill

[Eugene]

You can probably just use a three wire service cable, sized for the amp rating of the panel box.

[Mrs. Lawson]

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