Feb 6, 2023 · First the panels you are looking at that are rated 100A simply means you can use them for any application up to 100A. You can for example add a 60A breaker to your existing panel and protect the new subpanel with a 100A rating.

Aug 20, 2023 · I am adding a 100 amp sub panel off the 100 amp main breaker. Don't understand the directions on what wire size to use. I bought the PowerMark Gold 100 Amp 32-Space 32-Circuit Indoor Main Breaker C...

I am adding an attached garage to my house. I'm going to be putting in a 100 Amp subpanel which is about 60 feet away and run through the basement joists. What gauge wire do you recommend for e...

Aug 5, 2019 · This is for a sub panel going to an attached garage. The panel is an older Commander. The 90 amp Commander is about $250 whereas a 100 amp Commander breaker will run be about $100. I would have to run #1 aluminum to use the 100 amp commander though as opposed to #2 for 90.

Nov 9, 2020 · Deciding the max size of a sub panel is about how much you can load the main panel, and you didn't provide any of that information. So for example you can have a 200A sub panel, but not off of a 100A main panel.

Mar 22, 2015 · This is a sub panel. It is being fed and protected by a 100a breaker. 8-104 (1) says the rating of the feeder is the breaker or wire whichever is smaller, therefore it is 100a rated. No loads were given, even if they were, you still have a tub that is 100a rated, and a breaker that is 100a rated. Why on earth would you not wire it to 100a?

Nov 27, 2020 · If you're currently using 150A of power in your main panel, turning anything on from the subpanel will likely trip it the main. However, the odds of you ever using 150a at your main are slim, as are the odds of using 100a at the sub. You could put a 200a sub panel in the garage, doesn't mean you're going to draw all that power at any one time.

Mar 25, 2018 · The sub panel is a 100A box doesn’t have a main breaker. If I have 50A in the main, how high can I go in both panels to get the power I need without creating issues? The breaker that powers my garage right now is 50A with E18679 (ul) AWG 8 cu 3 CDR with AWG10 ground type Hm-B 600volts wire connecting the sub to the main.

Sep 19, 2021 · I have found it easier and cheaper to buy a 125 amp main lug sub panel in the desired configuration I need. I need to know if it is ok to install a 100 amp breaker at the main panel to feed the 125 amp sub panel? The sub panel will feed 3 20 amp double pole circuits and 1 20 amp receptacle circuit.

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 breaker panel.