Questions tagged [electrical-panel]
Panelboards, also known as "electrical panels", "circuit breaker panels", "fuse boxes", "distribution boards", "consumer units", or "load centers". Remember to provide your location. Include photographs of the existing equipment or plans. Questions about individual overcurrent devices (breakers or fuses) should use the [circuit-breaker] tag.
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Moving Breakers in Electrical Panel to Make Room for Generator Interlock
I am installing a large portable generator and will be adding a 50amp inlet and corresponding breaker in my 125A electrical panel to backfeed during power outages. I purchased this house recently, ...
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Does a service panel need a metal cover?
A previous question asks if a service panel is up to code without a door. The answer was that it can be without a door (breaker handles exposed) but it cannot be without a cover for the wires.
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What type of disconnect should I use for a four-wire water heater?
I have this tankless electric water heater. It’s 18kW; at 240V, I am running two 8/2 Romex cables which connect to two 40 amp double pole breakers in the panel.
Since the breaker is out of sight, I ...
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Looking for a 200 and 100 amp meter box [closed]
We’re upgrading our electric and need to find a meter box with two gangs; one 200 and one one hundred for 300 amp service. I can’t find this type of box anywhere. Wondering if anyone has any ...
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Fuse/breaker box question
My house was built in the 60s. I have a breaker box inside and a fuse box outside. The fuse box houses two fuses. If the fuse is blown, will it affect my house or my breaker box? Is it normal to have ...
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Adding circuits to service disconnect panel
Is it code-compliant and safe to add 2 single pole breakers for 15A GFCI and 30A RV hook up circuits to this service disconnect panel? I opened the panel and pulled wires in expecting separate ground ...
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Should a breaker panel with mild interior browning be replaced?
I recently had an electrician change a breaker, and when he took out the old breaker he said that I should consider changing the whole panel as he found some browning behind the breaker, on the metal ...
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Do service panels in new homes in Texas need to be grounded?
Is there an NEC code that explains if a NEW construction breaker box is installed in a NEW house construction, it has to be grounded (not replacing an old breaker box)? In other words, doesn't a new ...
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Cost for grounding an entire house? [closed]
I’m under contract for a 2200 sq ft house built in 1900. Closing is currently set for aug 14th. After inspection the biggest red flag that deters me from buying is that there is no ground wires ran in ...
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Is my plan for a 125A subpanel feeder ok?
I'm adding a 125A subpanel immediately below my 200A main. The background is my kitchen has 10, 15A receptacles running on one 15A GFCI receptacle as one 20A circuit. When the over the range microwave ...
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Can I change a 20 amp breaker to a 30 amp?
I have a circuit breaker in my trailer, it's a Square D single pole. All of them are 20 amps and if I put on two extra things everything goes off. Can I change the 20 amp to a 30 amp so it won't keep ...
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Generator hookup to house
I had an old 5.5 kw 240 volt generator with a 240 volt plug that was three prongs only, two hots and ground. I connected it(main breaker to street power off) to a dual pole 20 amp breaker with the two ...
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Sub panel from service side of Main breaker
I am buying a house and at some point in the past they installed or upgraded the HVAC. I think because they ran out of room in the two panels in the basement, instead of upping the number of circuits ...
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What are these mains in my home's electrical panel?
I was planning to install an Emporia Vue in my home's electrical box but have never seen a main power supply that wasn't an insulated wire. What are these that look like brackets and can I safely ...
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200A panel upgrade, ready for inspection?
I just completed my service and panel upgrade to 200A, including installation of an emergency disconnect and an EVSE. The old service was 100A, fortunately the meter pan and utility wiring was ready ...
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