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put thin breakers in if you have too, to keep the unused dryer and
stove lines intact for a future home sale 100 amp should be OK.....

I agree. I really don't want wires hanging around so to speak. I'm not
so sure on the 100A service though. My biggest concern is in addition to
the 40A A/C unit, the other "large" appliance is a 3hp. cabinet saw and my
well pump. I haven't gotten out there to measure up or even pull the panel
cover yet so who knows what I'll come up with!


IUf you upgrade your service go to 200 amps


That would be ideal, and expensive. I'm not sure the feeders from the
transformer at the street are sized for 200A which would mean a pretty
expensive run of wire not to mention the whole new load center. At this
moment, I'm trying to stretch this one as far as I can safely until I build
my shop. At that point, the house will in essence become a subpanel and
the main power will be feeding from the shop. I of course probably won't
be building a shop for a few years but that's the plan at the moment now.
Cheers,
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