Main breaker is 100a
Usually that is all you have
Unless possibly a split bus

Can you post a pic ?

 

208/120 is 3 phase power
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I attached a picture of the tag on the panel and a pic of what I think is a transformer.

Thanks.

 

where did you come up with the bussing 225A?


basically, you have a 100 amp panel. The other pic is a transformer and a disconnect. It may or may not be fused. Without peeking in it, no way to really tell.


So, if somebody told you you need at least a 200 amp service, you do not have enough power. Without knowing what size that transformer is, no way to tell you if it would power a 200 amp panel. Generally you do not put in a transformer that is oversized such as that. It costs more and nobody wants to spend money.

who told you you needed 200 amps?

 

Definitely a three phase panel. You should be buying equipment rated for commercial 208 power. You may be disipointed in 240 equipment used on this system. It will be slightly lower power than normally espected.

 

I was told I need at least 200amps, but it sounds like 3 phase should be sufficient to run commercial grade kitchen/coffee appliances?

 

Unless you tell us all the apliances and their ratings we can't answer your question. You need to do a demand load caculation. Fridges, coffee makers, dish washers, water heaters, air conditioners, frunaces, etc all need to factored into wether you have enough power or not.

 

@nap

I got bussing 225 from the electrical drawings for the space. I tried attaching the drawing but it's too big.

Here's some transformer info I took from the plans:
NEW DRY TYPE TRANSFORMER, 30KVA 480V-120/208V, 3∅, 4W WITH (4)-2.5% FCBN TAPS, LOW SOUND LEVEL, CLASS H.

My coffee shop consultant said I need 200amps.

@joed, got it, thanks.