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Can I temporarily power a 200A subpanel from a 100A feeder breaker? [duplicate]
Long story but I currently have a 200amp through-panel outside my temporary dwelling (lets call it the cabin) which feeds a 200amp panel inside the cabin (all of our circuits feed from the 200amp ...
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Why isn’t my service (Main) panel space being utilized and everything is being fed to a sub panel?
Edit: As requested please see the attached photos.
@manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact Thank you for the reply. As you and a few repliers mentioned, I figured out how to upload some photos so hopefully ...
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Is a double 30 amp breaker powering three rooms bad?
I just a bought a house and discovered that a double 30 amp breaker is hooked up to three rooms with approximately 12-15 receptacles. Is this dangerous or am I good?
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I have been informed that ...
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Possible to convert disconnect to sub panel? [closed]
We've recently removed a hot tub that was originally installed in 1983. I'd like to know if it would be possible to convert the disconnect for the hot tub to a sub panel.
The breaker in the main panel ...
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Is my new electric/subpanel plan correct?
I currently have 100A service and I want to upgrade to 200A. At the same time, most of the wiring in my house is old and I don't trust it. Finally, the current main panel is in a bad place in the ...
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Can I have a larger breaker in a sub panel than the size of the breaker in the main panel feeding it?
I have a 200amp main panel and a 200amp sub panel, a foot apart in my house. Concern I have is from the main panel a 100amp breaker feeds the 200amp sub panel. Is this correct?
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Is a 60A subpanel adequate for my needs?
I have a 200 amp service for main panel in the house. I want to add a subpanel in the barn 125 feet away, buried. I currently have a 10/2 cable going to a 20 amp panel and I keep blowing the breaker ...
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1969 Square D QO Panel Busbar Rating and Information
What the is highest amp breaker I'm able to put on this QO Load center QO20-40m200 series L1?
My objective is to add a subpanel for more space, and the 125amp subpanels have a lot more space compared ...
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How to charge an EV out of this panel?
I want to install a 48A EV charger. This would require a 60 amp dual pole breaker.
I want to run this to my sub panel, which is a Challenger catalog no. SB20(20-40)CT model no. 4.
Label says to use ...
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Mount breaker subpanel on edge of cinder block wall?
Can I place a 13" x 11" subpanel (mounted onto a 12" wide shelf board) on the edge of a cinder block wall that divides two rooms? It's in a large pass through between the two rooms, so ...
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50A 120V subpanel using 6/2+G feed
Thinking of adding a 50A subpanel in my basement to shorten the runs of 6 new 120V circuits I have to run. There is an existing old range cable that is 6/2 with ground that I would be using as hot and ...
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Troubleshooting a dryer throwing a breaker
About 5-6 years ago I bought a Samsung dryer, and at the time they installed it with a 3-conductor non-grounded power cord, because that was the kind of receptacle we had. Standard breaker, no ...
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Wanting to add a 80 amp subpanel to my upstairs rooms. My house was built in the 1870's so electric was an afterthought
My house was built in the 1870's and the electric was an afterthought. Currently my 3 br upstairs is be fed by a single 20 amp breaker . I want to add an 80 amp sub to isolate the upstairs and have ...
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How do I connect a shop subpanel to the house main?
We have electrical service in the house that has a newly updated 200 A service. The service consists of GE PowerMark Gold 200 A 40/80 indoor breaker box model TM4020C80K. Service is provided into the ...
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Use subpanel main breaker slot for outgoing circuit?
We have a small electrical subpanel with only 12 breaker slots. It's rated 125A, which is enough for all the circuits we want, but we will probably run out of slots when adding solar, induction range, ...
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