Using 2/0 Wire for a 60 Amp Sub Feed - Fine Homebuilding
2009年8月10日 · A 60A breaker may very well accept #2 wire. (I'm looking at a Square D 70A that will). And that 70A breaker costs about the same as a 60A, so you could use a 70A breaker in the main panel and an 100A subpanel. Watch the size of the grounding conductor. But trading the wire for the smaller, proper size is probably still the best solution.
Main lug/breaker subpanel on detached - Fine Homebuilding
2009年9月19日 · But you should be able to find a GE 70A 2-pole breaker for < $20. You originally said you were going to use a 60A breaker, so I'm assuming your new main lug (sub)panel will handle 70A - all but the smallest would. My subpanel is …
Wiring One-and Two-Pole Breakers - Fine Homebuilding
Snap the one-pole breaker onto a hot bus 3. The heel of the breaker seats on a plastic cleat and then pivots so that its jaws engage a metal bus sticking up. Press down to seat the breaker securely. Strip 3⁄8 in. to 1⁄2 in. of insulation from the end of the hot wire, then connect it to the lug screw on the end of the breaker 4.
Sub-panel install- sketchy? - Fine Homebuilding
2006年1月15日 · Some "main" panels have lugs (or holes on for lugs) on then that can be used to extend the bus to a sub-panel. However, when this is done cable and sub-panel need to be rated for the rating of the "main" panel breaker, 200 amps in this case.
Wiring a Subpanel - Fine Homebuilding
Aluminum is a lot cheaper, especially for long runs, but the size of wire needed for a typical 100 amp sub panel in garage or shed may exceed what the sub panel can handle. That is, as an example, the lug in sub panel can handle #1-4 wire, whereas you may need bring in a 1/0 wire due to the fact you have a long run.
Wiring for Subpanels: The Right Cables - Fine Homebuilding
2023年3月15日 · I live in a home built in 2017. The basement is unfinished, but I’m in the process of adding a kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom, and living space. The home was built with a 200-amp electrical panel that’s located in the garage. I decided to …
Elec. ? sub-panel off a sub-panel… - Fine Homebuilding
2009年10月25日 · If I was to add another breaker panel in the garage, how big a panel is too big to still be originating from the 200-amp panel in the residence (via the 100-amp sub-panel in the shop)? I was thinking of adding a 60-amp breaker box at the garage, or alternately just running two or three 20-amp circuits straight from the shop breaker panel to the ...
Is Aluminum Electrical Cable an OK Substitute for Copper?
For example, a 2/0 (pronounced two-aught) copper service-entrance cable is good up to 200 amps, but you would need 4/0 aluminum—a much thicker cable—to carry the same load. These differences in size are less of a concern in your 60-amp …
Main and Sub Panel questions - Fine Homebuilding
2002年8月24日 · Now, I'm thinking about this because I'm installing a hot tub with 220v service, and I'm going to wire in a sub panel. There's a space for the dual breaker to go to the sub panel in the main box, but again I wonder about that old 100 amp main breaker. The quick-and-dirty thing to try is just install the branch for your hot tub (Plan A).
Electric subpanel/main panel question. - Fine Homebuilding
2002年10月30日 · A typical basement might only need one or two additional 15 Amp circuits and three 20 Amp circuits. You can add a small sub-panel right next to the main panel, then relocate some of the circuits from the main panel to that new sub-panel. You will then have plenty of space for a double breaker to feed your basement sub-panel.