Simple question regarding breaker amperage
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Simple question regarding breaker amperage
Hi, I have a sub panel going to a well in my yard. The breaker at the main panel on the house supplying the sub panel is a 2 pole 240V that is labeled "100" on each side of the breaker switch. Do I add these numbers together for each hot leg for an amperage of 200 amps or is the breaker a 100 amp breaker?
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You could run two hundred 1-amp 120-volt light bulbs, but you could not run one 200-amp 120-volt light bulb (if such a thing even existed).
It's like one woman can have a baby in nine months, but nine women cannot have a baby in one month.
It's like one woman can have a baby in nine months, but nine women cannot have a baby in one month.
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Originally Posted by John Nelson
You could run two hundred 1-amp 120-volt light bulbs, but you could not run one 200-amp 120-volt light bulb (if such a thing even existed).
It's like one woman can have a baby in nine months, but nine women cannot have a baby in one month.
It's like one woman can have a baby in nine months, but nine women cannot have a baby in one month.
LOL Now THAT is a great analogy!
BTW: One woman, my wife, just had a baby Friday. I was wondering how I would manage to let you guys know about our new addition without posting an off topic thread.
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You could, of course, run two 100-amp 120-volt light bulbs. (Sorry, had to post something on topic.)