Can you put 3 15 amp 2 20 amp 2 30 amp and 1 60 amp breakers on a 100 amp service?

Answer 1

That would depend on the Amp rating of each breaker. If the circuits being run into the panel only require 15 amp breakers then you would have a total of 4. However if you are running larger circuits requiring 30 Amp breakers then you would only have 2 total. So as you can see there are many variables involved in providing an accurate answer to this question.

Answer 2

No, you should not exceed the total capacity of the service panel, which is 100 amps in this case. The total of the breakers you listed (125 amps) is higher than the panel's capacity. It is important to follow the specifications and limitations of the panel to prevent overloading and potential hazards.

Answer 3

The amperage that can be used from a service distribution panel is governed by the amperage of the main breaker. If the main breaker is 70 amps then up to a maximum of 70 amps can be taken from the panel before the main breaker trips on an over current fault.

Any combination of branch circuits can come off of this panel as long as there is slots left for breakers to be installed. If you add up all of the breaker amperages in your distribution panel now you will see that the total is well above what your main breaker is rated for.

The main breaker is used for two purposes, one to disconnect the panel from the utility supply source and two to limit the amperage that cam be drawn from the manufactures rated equipment.

If the electrical panel's maximum rated current draw is 70 amps then that is what the manufacturer of the panel found, through UL testing, that that is all it can handle without becoming overheated due to the excessive current draw.

Answer 4

As many as you want, provided they service branch circuits that do not collectively exceed the derated 60A service. For instance, you could have ten 15-A breakers, as long as no more than 6 of them are operating at 80 percent load most of the time.

You can fill the panel to its capacity with whatever breakers are designed to fit. This is because even though you have a 15 or 20 amp circuit you will most likely, in most home applications, never load those circuits near capacity. Each breaker protects the WIRES of that circuit. The 60 amp limit, hopefully in a main breaker, is the maximum allowed amps in actual use at any one time. The 80% load limitation is correct but I'm trying to keep this simple.

Even on a 15 or 20 amp circuit you will often only draw 1 or 2 or 5 or 10 amps, for examples, at any one time. It is the total of all these actual loads that cannot exceed 60 amps.

Answer 5

Yes.

Answer 6

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