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08-22-2008, 10:28 PM
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adding a sub panel
Id like to know what restrictions there are when adding a sub panel.
Is it ok to install a 100 amp sub, fed from a 100 amp main panel?
What needs to be taken into consideration. How do you determine what size sub you can install?
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08-22-2008, 10:41 PM
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What is the purpose for the sub panel? Why would you like it to be 100 amps? Give us some more info on what you're planning to do.
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08-23-2008, 07:29 AM
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BUILDER / REMODELING CONT
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adding a sub panel
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Originally Posted by Steven Jackson
Id like to know what restrictions there are when adding a sub panel.
Is it ok to install a 100 amp sub, fed from a 100 amp main panel?
What needs to be taken into consideration. How do you determine what size sub you can install?
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Buy doing what you impose to do. your going to over load the main panel and breaker by 100Amps. not saying your going to use the full 100Amps at the sub panel,
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08-23-2008, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by buletbob
Buy doing what you impose to do. your going to over load the main panel and breaker by 100Amps. not saying your going to use the full 100Amps at the sub panel,
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He can install a 200 amp sub panel if he wants and it is perfectly NEC compliant.
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08-23-2008, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by J. V.
He can install a 200 amp sub panel if he wants and it is perfectly NEC compliant.
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As long as feed conductors are protected by a suitable breaker!
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08-23-2008, 03:22 PM
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I'm not actually going to install one, I would just like to know what I'd be limited to in certain situations and code references. Speedy Petey you out there?
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08-23-2008, 03:26 PM
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You base the size of the subpanel by the calculated load, and seperate the grounds from the neturals.
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08-23-2008, 03:34 PM
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adding a sub panel
I know how to size and install one. Is there a limitation to how big you can go? Do you have to take into consideration the size of the main panel?
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08-23-2008, 04:09 PM
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There is no limitation on the size or rating of any sub-panel. In industrial applications, I've seen 6000 amp main panels feed 4000 amp sub-panels that in turn fed other sub-panels, and so on. Residential is the same way, just smaller.
As an example, if you have a 12 circuit panel with a 100 amp main, and you want to feed a 200 amp 40 circuit sub-panel, it would be completely legal provided the new breaker in the main panel is sized to protect the wire feeding the sub. The size and rating of the main panel has nothing to do with the size and rating of the sub.
It's even legal to install a 125 amp breaker in a panel that has a 100 amp main, but it'd be rather foolish to do so.
Rob
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08-28-2008, 07:43 PM
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if your getting info on how to install a sub panel from a chat rm please don't try to install one.There are many many codes and wiring practices you must know to correctly install a sub panel..
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08-28-2008, 08:14 PM
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Licensed Electrician
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adding a sub panel
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Originally Posted by Steven Jackson
I'm not actually going to install one, I would just like to know what I'd be limited to in certain situations and code references. Speedy Petey you out there?
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There is no limit to the size of the sub panel. Yes you can install a 100 amp sub from a 100 amp main panel.
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08-28-2008, 08:15 PM
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Licensed Electrician
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Quote:
Originally Posted by buletbob
Buy doing what you impose to do. your going to over load the main panel and breaker by 100Amps. not saying your going to use the full 100Amps at the sub panel,
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What if the 100 amp sub panel has a 20 amp load in it? How would it overload the main panel? Breaker size is irrelevant, load is what matters.
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Last edited by jrclen; 08-28-2008 at 08:17 PM.
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08-28-2008, 09:19 PM
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I know how to size and install one. Is there a limitation to how big you can go? Do you have to take into consideration the size of the main panel?
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He can install a 200 amp sub panel if he wants and it is perfectly NEC compliant.
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There is no limit to the size of the sub panel. Yes you can install a 100 amp sub from a 100 amp main panel.
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08-28-2008, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 220/221
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Enough said 220, thanks. Thank you JV, Micromind, JBfan and jrclen, too bad I had to filter through the Bull$h*t to get the correct answer. WTF? 
Last edited by Steven Jackson; 08-29-2008 at 06:57 PM.
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08-29-2008, 09:49 AM
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Licensed Electrician
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Enough said 220, thanks. Thank you JV, Micromind and JBfan, too bad I had to filter through the Bull$h*t to get the correct answer. WTF? |
You're welcome. 
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