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Is this panel overloaded or underloaded?

caljim

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Looks like a sub panel to me.

and I'm counting 140 amps worth of breakers---30x2, 20x2, 20, 20= 140
 

cocktail frank

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you dont add up breakers to get total draw.
doesnt work like that.
you have power to play with, but out of space for new breakers it appears.
looks like a 6 circuit panel to me
 

ShootinBudz

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How the total amps are added up is the issue. Is this panel OK as is? It is half of a 200 amp service panel so yes this is a 100 amp sub-panel.

So is it 30 + 20 + 20 + 20 ? That would be ideal.

A friend is asking me this, and I don't know nor do I know anyone who would know. That's why I posted here.
 
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00420

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your not outa room yet :)

http://www.baybreakersonline.com/squaredsqd/homt1515220.html

you have 140 worth of breakers 70 on each pole that dont mean your maxxxxxxed but make sure you over count your loads on each line to be safe.........
and so you know its the top & bottem from each side & the middle from the other side thats on the same line.....
the way its set up now line 1 is 30-20-20 then line 2 = 20-30-20

like frank said
you dont add up breakers to get total draw.
you add up the draw from whats pluged in
 
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VenturaHwy

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So at the main service panel there is a 100 amp breaker which feeds this sub panel, if you exceed the breakers capacity it will trip. If it doesn't trip your ok.

You can also add up your simultaneous loads on this sub panel.
 

caljim

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I'm did not say that 140 amp was his draw, just thats what he has for handles in that sub.

and like oo420 said , you add up the load by checking the amps on your devices or put an ammeter on each line and actualy read the load.

And before I say anything else " I will never step in an electrical thread again."
 

ben ttech

Active member
you have 140 amps available in switched branches...

but as DRAW is invariable less than SWITCHED capacity you have a somewhat typical residential situation...


ive seen over 600 amps of switched capacity spread out from a 200 main and its auxilary subpanels...

its all a matter of scheduling your consumption...
 
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dongle69

ShootinBudz said:
Looking at this 100 amp service panel, does it have 90 amps or 110 amps worth of breakers in it?

To answer your original question, you have 90 amps in breakers.
(1)30 amp and (1)20 amp @ 240 volts, (2)20 amp @ 120 volts.
 
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