Re: Basic electrical panel question.
- From: "Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:44:10 -0700
The first thing to check is if there are two empty slots available for
another double slot breaker.
Then next is the total capacity of the panel, 125 amp total, so so far so
good. This is less than 50 amps.
Next would be the question, what all will be in use "all at the same time"?
Will you *ever* have more things on and running (kiln, water heater?,
furnace?, etc.) which will total 125 amps?
Many times not *everything* is turned on and running at the same time. So
you can have 500 amps worth of breakers in a panel in theory, but so long as
you never exceed 120 or 125 amps total use at any *one* time, you are OK.
Breakers are designed to protect the wiring. The breaker to the panel is
designed to trip if "at any one time" you draw more power than is safe to do
so with the installed wiring.
"pauly" wrote in message
I know nothing about electricity at the moment, and of course just
bought a first house. Fortunately it has a nice detached garage with
its own 125 amp panel.
My question is, I see a bunch of 20 amp breakers, one 40 amp and I
beleive another high amp one for the furnace.
If I needed another 240 50 amp breaker for a high powered kiln, do I
need another panel or can some of the 120v 15-20amp be rewired to suit
that purpose?
Sure ill all 'educamacated' over the next few years as this house is
older. Just curious though of what I can do in the short term to
upgrade as I want to set up a proper glass blowing shop.
.
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