sub panel or larger panel?
#1
09-30-14, 08:59 AM
sub panel or larger panel?
I have 100 amp panel with only 12 breaker spots. I am finishing my basement and will be adding lighting and outlets. I'm not popping breakers or anything right now and it isn't a large house so I was thinking a larger panel with more breaker spaces would suffice. But I was wondering if I could just get away with adding a subpanel to run the basement and skip getting the power company out to pull the meter. Which would you recommend?
#2
09-30-14, 09:02 AM
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Personally, plan A would be to install a bigger panel, and plan B would be to install a 100A sub-panel using a subfeed lug kit.
#5
09-30-14, 01:21 PM
Forum Topic Moderator
A panel rating is the maximum it can be fed with, not what you need to feed it with. You could feed a 100 amp sub from a 100 amp service if the load was within limits.
Depending on your new loads a sub panel may be the way to go.
Depending on your new loads a sub panel may be the way to go.
