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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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Cable sizing for subpanel
I’m in the process of finishing my basement. An existing 200amp Square D load center is in the basement. I want to add a subpanel in the basement about 75’ away. The subpanel will feed:
Dryer (50amp ...
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Installing a subpanel with a service entry cable feed-through a Powerwall subpanel
Based on this post on installing an EV charger, I decided to research installing a sub-panel next to an existing surface mounted indoor sub (Square D HOM2040L125PRB), which is used for Powerwall ...
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Can I use a 125A panel with a breaker and wiring sized for 90A?
I have a detached garage. I would like to run power to it and have a 400 amp service on my house. I already have a bunch of 2-2-2-4 aluminum ser wire, which I know is only good for 90 amps.
I have ...
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How to protect non-metallic cable entering a sub panel
I have this sub panel I'm considering replacing. What do I do with the exposed Romex to pass inspection? Some kind of cable trough maybe?
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Calculating subpanel breaker size
I'm building out a shop (within the same building as the main panel) and I'm considering adding a sub panel to make running circuits easier, and to make any future expansion easier.
I'm unsure how to ...
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Can I tie grounded/white and ground/bare from a subpanel to any grounding bar in in the main panel?
Suppose I'm wiring a 100 A subpanel, which receives my two phase wires (black, red/black), my grounded/neutral wire (white), and my ground wire (bare) from the main panel. Since this is a subpanel, ...
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Main Breaker Panel or Main Lug Panel for Sub-panel in Attached-Detached Garage
I am installing a ~100-amp sub-panel in my "attached-detached" garage (an "attached-detached" garage is a detached garage that shares a continuous roof with the home). The sub-panel will be fed by my ...
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Can a single set of conductors feed utilization equipment *and* a subpanel simultaneously under the NEC?
So, let us assume we have a set of conductors (hot/neutral/ground) going off to some piece of utilization equipment. Can I also run a set of conductors of appropriate ampacity off this circuit to a ...
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electrical work: create "future boxes" - is this to NEC code?
I would like to run cable for an in-wall heater but not actually connect to the heater right now, I just want to get the cable run and connected to the sub-panel (along with all the other cables that ...
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