125 amp vs 200 amp breaker box8/23/2023 ![]() We regularly see people blocked on projects because their panel is full, and our experience is 30 is not enough for a house. 100A panels have too few breaker spaces for a full house. ![]() It is happy as a clam on a 60A, 100A, 125A or 150A service. A 200A bus rating means "Don't feed it 250A". But some distance that is short enough for a 240V line and long enough to make the cable the overwhelming cost in this installation.)Īs the judge explained to me, the 112 MPH tire rating is a maximum rating. because then you'd put a transformer at your end. ![]() If what you want to do is allowed but you can't find the parts, you may need to install cascaded boxes (with the main breaker in a meter main or a tiny 100A panel) or to use a back-fed breaker as a main (which your inspector may not like).Īll of this begs the question of why not just install 200A service now? Unless you are miles from the pole I can't see the reason. It's an unusual install so if you haven't purchased the panel yet, make sure to choose one that has a suitably rated 100A main breaker, and that such breaker and any necessary parts to install it are available for purchase in your time frame. And while you're at it, any conduit from the meter to the roof, and/or certainly any underground conduit is all sized for 200A. You may as well ensure any conduit from the meter to the main panel is also big enough for 200A service. So long as you use the correct main breaker you can and should do this.
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