On Feb 7, 1:12*am, "RBM" wrote:
My best guess given your description: The panel has two main disconnects.
The one that says "main" controls the power to all the lower breakers in the
panel. The one that says "range" may go to a range, or it may feed the panel
in the basement. If the "range" main doesn't control the panel in the
basement, possibly the 40 amp breaker does. It's not likely that there are
two disconnects for the range. You need to do some experimenting to see what
goes off by each breaker. You may or may not be able to add an additional 20
amp breaker to the basement panel, depending upon it's current load, and
whether there is a space for one

"lance" wrote in message

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Can you tell me what I have here!

Upstairs I have the main power box coming in from the street. The
main
shut off has 60 on it on the right side. The left side has 60
[range].
And the rest of the breakers are 40, 20, 20, 15, 15.

*Now down in my cellar there is another box with a double 30 breaker,
two 15 breakers and another double 30 breaker that says range.

*A few questions, * Why would there be two range breakers that can be
shut off, one upstairs and one in the cellar. *I can turn the range
off
at both location? Is this taking any more power away having two
instead of one? Could have that taken out and put in 20 in it's
place?

*Last, can I add a 20 amp breaker to the box in the cellar, would it
handle this additional breaker?

*Thank you for your time and knowledge on this subject.

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Just a comment/suggestion: Some 40+ years ago we had a house circuit
breaker panel that had 'two' main breakers.

One, as mentioned here was the main disconnect for a group of regular
house circuit beakers below it. Outlets, hot water heater, lights etc.
Not electric heat.

The other 'main' breaker had been intended for a flat or discount rate
water heater, that in certain parts of rural Ontario Canada could be
switched off remotely by the power utility for load shedding.

Being in a province that did not use load shedding we used the second
main breaker for the electric cooking range.

IIRC the main breaker was 100 amp, and the range breaker was 40 (or
maybe 50) amp. Those two breakers were together in the top part of the
circuit breaker panel.

In present house (electric heat) we have a 200 amp service and main
breaker; with a 100 amp breaker serving a secondary panel which is
near the kitchen area. That secondary panel contains various breakers
including one that serves the electric cooking range etc.

Hence we have three breakers that can switch off the cooking range.
1) Main breaker, turns off whole house.
2) Breaker (in main panel) serving secondary panel near kitchen.
3) The breaker that specifically serves the cooking stove.

Sounds like OP may have something similar????

Sixty amp sounds pretty small service in this day and age! But does
provide for roughly 14 kilowatts. Here, 200 amp is now and has been
for many years, minimum for new construction!