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Default Load capacity of 200-amp panel
On 12/13/2017 08:51 PM, wrote:
Wow need a load calculation. Just to put my 2 cents in 8 years after this convo started I have 200 amp service but a calculated load (adding amperage from each individual breaker) of 610 amps. You have to take into consideration at least in my panel I have 6 separate 20 amp single pole breakers for light fixtures and outlets in individual rooms of my home. Just consider a light bulb it might pull 2 amps so 1 20 amp breaker for the master bedroom would allow me to have approximately 11 100 watt light bulbs on at once in a 625 SQ foot room....pulling approx 22 amps without tripping the breaker. Overkill

I have approximately 80 LED light bulbs inside/outside my house. Turning them all on at once would only draw around 900 watts or 7.5 amps.Â* The heaviest electrical load is caused by a couple
EnergyStar refrigerators and an 18 seer central air unit.Â* All other appliances are natural gas.Â* I have a 200 amp panel/service but it is overkill.

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