Connecting a Sub Panel

jbfan

The Dog. He will shut up once he is in the house!

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SD515

LAMO...Wrap the bunny in tin foil with carrots and potatos and make a stew...

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Kyle

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Gary_602z

You may need a permit and have it inspected before the power company will hook you back up.

Gary

jamiedolan

Just my experience on this,,, On my old pushmatic panel, the feed through lugs are directly above the unfused conductors. So you have to work within 1/2" -1" of the unfused conductors. Maybe his panel is different...

Jamie

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Stubbie

His is different. I believe he is in a Square d 200 amp combination meter/main and is feeding thru to a 200 amp panel inside his pole barn.

It should be like this on any modern residential panel I've seen. His meter/main is a brand new one.

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mntnvew

Stubbie is absolutely right. I used that exact diagram as a model.

So... Can I turn off main and kill feed thru lugs? Or should I call pwr company to come disconnect me for a few?

Thanks again!

SD515

As per Stubbie's picture, yes. But it's always best to double check with a voltmeter afterwards.

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Kyle

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Stubbie

Hi

Yeah but I think after reviewing your earlier post the meter/main panel was a Siemens.

So you need to locate the main breaker and turn it off.

If the meter/main panel... main breaker is set up like the diagram. Turning the main off kills all power to the feed thru lugs but ya gotta check...cause we aint there to look at what you have...unless you can post a picture.

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jamiedolan

Get a basic solenoid tester like this one to verify the power is off: (test on a live outlet first to make sure it functions)



http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ctId=100341461

Jamie

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mntnvew

I have that model, thanks!

chris75

Bad advice, you NEVER re-torque.

mntnvew

I was wondering if this was sound advice or not as the pwr company guys that ran the line under ground from the transformer for the new 200 AMP service only tightened it down once and then left.