Mike Pastorelli New Member Messages 34 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Location Florida May 28, 2013 #1 <<<delete>>> Last edited: May 29, 2013
Leejosepho DIY scratch-pad engineer Messages 2,483 Reaction score 0 Points 36 Location 200 miles south of Little Rock Website www.nonameyet.org May 28, 2013 #2 With the exception of your A/C backup, my wife and I are now doing all of that with a 125A Square-D QO panel after replacing our old 60A fuse panel and a couple of later-added sub-panels (A/C and workshop sub-feed) about a year-and-a-half ago.
With the exception of your A/C backup, my wife and I are now doing all of that with a 125A Square-D QO panel after replacing our old 60A fuse panel and a couple of later-added sub-panels (A/C and workshop sub-feed) about a year-and-a-half ago.
Stuff Well-Known Member Messages 1,221 Reaction score 131 Points 63 Location Pennsylvania May 28, 2013 #3 Use this spreadsheet to size panel amps to NEC rules: http://www.mikeholt.com/documents/calculations/formulas/ResidentialLoadCalculations.xls Then it is just number of spaces needed.
Use this spreadsheet to size panel amps to NEC rules: http://www.mikeholt.com/documents/calculations/formulas/ResidentialLoadCalculations.xls Then it is just number of spaces needed.
JWelectric Electrical Contractor/Instructor Messages 2,608 Reaction score 22 Points 38 Location North Carolina May 29, 2013 #4 220.82 of the NEC gives step by step instructions