On Sep 18, 2:29*pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , Aaron Fude wrote:

OK, I think I confused everyone.
My contractor tells me that I'm not allowed to install a panel that can
take more than 4 circuits. And I'm wondering what the rationale is for
that particular limitation.

One of several possibilities: you misunderstood the contractor; the contractor
misunderstands, or misstated, the rule; or there is some *local* rule limiting
the number of circuits in a subpanel. There is no such limit in the National
Electrical Code; the only limit under the NEC is the number of circuits that
the panel is identified for.

But I think there are some rules related to the total of the amperage
of all the breakers in the box as it relates to the 30 amp feed, isn't
there? I know you can't just infinitely add breakers to a 30 amp
circuit.

There is also the rule about how many motions it taks to cut off all
the power but I thought that was 6 or 8, not 4? Unless there is a
local code that says 4 is the max. OP - this rule limits how many
breakers you can have in a box without putting a "main" breaker in the
box as well.