Can I add a subpanel? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
The short answer is that provided the existing panel is in decent shape, you can replace an existing double-pole breaker with a bigger breaker for a subpanel and use that subpanel to …
electrical - Adding 200-amp subpanel to 200-amp main panel
Sep 24, 2021 · I really appreciate all the detail! It slipped my mind while writing the question, but part of my initial motivation behind the 200-amp main beaker sub panel was the ability to …
Can I add a second set of lugs to a 200A panel for a second sub …
Sep 2, 2021 · 6 I have a 200amp service meter wired to a 200 amp outdoor breaker panel which has lugs feeding my 200amp breaker box in the house. I'm adding a garage 30 feet away. Can …
Can I connect a 100 amp sub-panel to a 200 amp main through a …
Mar 14, 2018 · I'm running a 100 amp sub panel from my 200 amp main. I have my disconnect breaker for the main 200 amp panel outside in a combination electric meter socket and …
Subpanel install when main panel is full
Mar 5, 2025 · I'd recommend installing another Eaton type BR panel and matching breakers, though, simply for consistency's sake (it makes your electrician's life slightly easier when it …
Adding subpanel to main panel that had no main disconnect breaker
Jan 23, 2025 · This main panel does not have a main breaker. I wish to add a sub panel right next to the main panel with a 100A feeder breaker from the main panel. I will have two 5200W …
Can I connect a 100A subpanel to a 100A main panel?
Feb 6, 2023 · You can for example add a 60A breaker to your existing panel and protect the new subpanel with a 100A rating. It is not so much what the panel is rated as what the protection is …
electrical - Proper way to extend circuits to subpanel - Home ...
May 23, 2024 · The sub is a "critical loads" panel, powered by my solar inverter (just off camera, against the left wall). The bottom-left 100A double breaker supplies supplemental grid power …
Converting fuse panels to a subpanel in a detached garage
Sep 22, 2023 · Do a Load Calculation to determine how much power your main service can spare for the garage Replace the 10/3 cable with something larger. Aluminum is normally …
How do I know how many breakers I can put into my main panel?
Apr 24, 2024 · The service to my home is 100A but the main panel is rated for 150A and has one 40 amp breaker (stove) one 30 amp breaker (dryer) four 20 amp GFI (bathrooms, kitchen) …