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You have 60 amp service and want change to 100 amps you have a 200 amp panel with breakers can you use this for 100 amp service?
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∙ 16y ago
In short Yes. However, you must change the main disconnect (breaker) to a 100 amp disconnect. Your local home improvement center may have what you need, or you may have to go to a wholesale dealer to get the main. You will also need to verify that the conductors from the utility and all associated distribution system will accommodate the additional load from 60A to 100A. Always be careful and remember that most home fires are started by electrical failure. Electricity can also cause severe personal injury, including death. If you have any doubt, call an electrical contractor. This type of change to an electrical system should be attempted by only a very experienced homeowner. Your local jurisdiction may also require a permit and inspections be performed. Your local utility may also have additional requirements. SAFETY FIRST and ALWAYS! Hope this helps! Terry
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo. you cant because that is way too much current (amperage). Think of a circuit.
You should NEVER connect a 100 amp service to a 200 amp breaker, as you might do with the 200 amp mains in the panel you have. However, if your service conductors are long enough or can be extended, you can connect your service conductors to a 100 amp breaker installed as you would any other breaker in the panel. You would simply ignore the 200 amp main breaker.
You might end up with an inspection problem if at some time that becomes necessary. And you might have to make it right for the sale of a property. But electrically, if you connect your service to a 100 amp breaker, "the electrons don't care," as I like to say it. But you only have 100 amps available.
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∙ 14y agoIf you know how and understand the hazards and codes... yes.
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Is it safe to have 200 plus amps in breakers inside than 90 amps on the main service breaker outside?
I am assuming by your description that the panel is protected by a 90 amp breaker and the breakers in the panel when added up is 200. This is okay as long as your 90 amp breaker trips on a regular basis. It is typical for the breakers to add up to more than the main breaker under the assumption that you would rarely be running each circuit at its maximum capacity.
Why does a 100 amp circuit breaker panel have 30 breakers that are 20 amps?
There is no reason, it is most likely what the the installer did.
How many circuits are on a 150 amp panel?
As many as needed; panel capacities are different from each other in amps and space. there should be a sticker on the door of the panel that tells of how many breakers can be installed in that panel. regarding the amps, a load calculation can be made to determine the full load used on such a panel.
Is a circuit breaker better than a glass fuse?
Each device has its own special use. Glass fuses can protect circuit at very low amperages. They are usually used to protect printed circuit boards and control panel circuits. Breakers protect circuits from short circuits and overloads. These devices are used in service distribution panels to protect the wires that feed the loads. Circuit breakers can be from 15 amps up into the thousands of amps.
Can you switch out your 100 amp breaker to a 200 amp one for a service upgrade if your supply wires are already 2-0 copper that is can I keep my existing panel since I have all the space I need?
I doubt if you can fit a 200 amp breaker into a 100 amp panel and it is illegal as the bus bars in a 100 amp panel are rated at 100 not 200 amps. The panel must be of the same capacity in amps as the main breaker that is installed in it. You can go smaller but not larger. The other problem is that a 200 amp service required three ought (000) wire. 000 copper wire with an insulation factor 90 degrees C is rated at 210 amps. Two ought (00) copper wire with an insulation factor of 60C is rated at 145 amps, 75C is rated at 175 amps and 90C is rated at 185 amps. Buy a complete house package that has the main breaker and all of the appliance breakers plus a few breakers for 15 amp circuits, all for one price that is cheaper that buying individual pieces.
Is it safe to have 200 plus amps in breakers inside than 90 amps on the main service breaker outside?
I am assuming by your description that the panel is protected by a 90 amp breaker and the breakers in the panel when added up is 200. This is okay as long as your 90 amp breaker trips on a regular basis. It is typical for the breakers to add up to more than the main breaker under the assumption that you would rarely be running each circuit at its maximum capacity.
Why does a 100 amp circuit breaker panel have 30 breakers that are 20 amps?
There is no reason, it is most likely what the the installer did.
What would make the main breaker blow instead of the single breakers?
The sum of the breakers in a panel exceeds the rating of the main breaker in almost all applications. This is because of the design usually anticipates that all devices won't operate at once or at full load. So if you had 100 Amp service and you had ten 20 Amp breakers each happily drawing 15 amps that would be 150 Amps and the main would trip. You need to heavy up your service.
How are quad circuit breakers used?
This would typically be seen in older residential installations where the service was of such a high amperage that the mains required larger breakers than were available (for that panel). Placing two breakers in parallel allowing sharing of the load. Two breakers per (split) phase would total four breakers. Two breakers of 50 amp rating each (in parallel) provide (generally) 100 amps of protection. Two sets of two would provide mains protection for a 200 amp service.
Why does the main circuit breaker trip but not the smaller branch circuit breakers?
If the main breaker has ground fault detection, and the fault is a ground fault, then only the main may trip. Also if the fault is a direct short, the fault current may be several thousand amps, much greater than the trip point of both breakers. Breakers have an I^2T curve (current squared-time), which is an indication of how fast the breaker will trip at a given overload. When both breakers are overloaded, the breaker with the faster I^2T rating at that current level will trip first. This would be an indication that the breakers are improperly specified or adjusted.
What is the minimum size breaker panel for a home's main service?
50 amps
How do you calculate the number of breakers and their amp ratings when some are 120V and some are 240V for a given main service of 100A?
add the amps from each breaker reguardless of voltage. If the total exceeds 80 amps, it means you cannot use all breakers at full amp. For example: If the total equals 90, then you will have to make sure ten amps are not being used at that time. Yes, you do have 100 amps, however it is safest to run eighty percent of your total amps., at one time. The number of breakers has noting to do with the amps. You can use one breaker rated at 80 amps, or you can use four twenty amp breakers.
How many circuits are on a 150 amp panel?
As many as needed; panel capacities are different from each other in amps and space. there should be a sticker on the door of the panel that tells of how many breakers can be installed in that panel. regarding the amps, a load calculation can be made to determine the full load used on such a panel.
What is the rating of the main circuit breaker of the 105kw power distribution panel?
To answer this question a voltage must be stated. Main breakers are rated in amps. This is the formula for amperage. I = W/E. Amps = Watts/Volts. As you can see a
What is the minimum size breaker panel required for a homes main service?
50 amps
Can you load an electrical panel with only 20 amps?
If you mean can you put a single 20 amp breaker in an electric panel, the answer is yes. An electric panel is typically made to handle more breakers with values that add up to more than the rating of the panel on the supposition that you will never draw full load on all breakers. If you do the main breaker would trip. In your case you are under utilizing the panel, but this is not a problem.
Is a circuit breaker better than a glass fuse?
Each device has its own special use. Glass fuses can protect circuit at very low amperages. They are usually used to protect printed circuit boards and control panel circuits. Breakers protect circuits from short circuits and overloads. These devices are used in service distribution panels to protect the wires that feed the loads. Circuit breakers can be from 15 amps up into the thousands of amps.
