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3 Important Tips When Upgrading a Main Electric Panel

July 15 by kevin 1 Comment

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When we moved into our house, it had an old Murray 60 amp main load center with no free breaker slots (i.e. could not add more circuits to the panel). To boot, the previous owner jammed multiple rooms into a single circuit which resulted in tripper being tripped whenever someone used a hair dryer with a clothing iron. So when we upgraded to a brand new, 200 amp Square D … [Read more...] about 3 Important Tips When Upgrading a Main Electric Panel

Installing a New Subpanel – Part 5

July 15 by kevin 10 Comments

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DANGER, WILL ROBINSON - READ FIRST Installing a New Subpanel is a multi-part series article, broken into Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.   CABLE CONNECTION Step 10 - Connect Cable Before inserting the cable into the panel, I carefully removed the cable sheathing by making a small incision to determine the ground wire. Using a very sharp utility … [Read more...] about Installing a New Subpanel – Part 5

Installing a New Subpanel – Part 4

July 14 by kevin 4 Comments

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DANGER, WILL ROBINSON - READ FIRST Installing a New Subpanel is a multi-part series article, broken into Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.   PREP WORK My Square D QO Series Value Pack sub panel included the following items: Main Box Panel cover Five Circuit Breakers (in a small box) Green Screw (ground bonding) Main breaker … [Read more...] about Installing a New Subpanel – Part 4

Installing a New Subpanel – Part 3

July 14 by kevin 4 Comments

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DANGER, WILL ROBINSON - READ FIRST Installing a New Subpanel is a multi-part series article, broken into Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (you are here), Part 4 and Part 5. OBTAINING PERMIT Now that I have mapped out what needed to be done, I visited my town hall and with the help from the counter lady, I completed the permit application and attached several drawings along with a … [Read more...] about Installing a New Subpanel – Part 3

Installing a New Subpanel – Part 2

July 14 by kevin 4 Comments

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DANGER, WILL ROBINSON - READ FIRST Installing a New Subpanel is a multi-part series article, broken into Part 1, Part2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.   ABSTRACT In this article, I will show you how to properly determine the subpanel and feeder (a.k.a. service entrace) cable sizes. ELECTRICAL LOAD REQUIREMENT There were several factors to consider when … [Read more...] about Installing a New Subpanel – Part 2

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