[HayZee518]

when I do a service entrance I usually look at the exterior's makeup. wooden clapboards or shakes I usually go with se cable unless the owner specifies which he wants and then I offer suggestions. brick, concrete block usually get pvc or rigid conduit with threaded joints. I have never used emt conduit for a service. I have used IMC which is a threadable thinwall conduit. with rigid or IMC you'll need factory made ninety degree sweeps with couplings. all conduit ends that don't screw into a fitting use a double locknut and a metal or plastic bushing. where used at an entrance run, bonding bushings are used throughout along with a proper sized grounding wire.