Run a 60 amp sub-panel and transfer enough circuits into it to allow the
breaker for the range to be installed in the main panel box. If you use a
large enough sub-panel, you can make enough room for the sub-panel's 60 amp
breaker plus the 50 amp breaker for the stove in the main panel then use the
sub-panel for lower amp circuits plus have extra positions left for any
future additional breakers.

"Craig Toth" ctothATsofthomeDOTnet wrote in message
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The wife wants the clean look of an electric range so I guess I'm not only
going to have to run a 220v 50A circuit for the range, but also install a
sub-panel because I was down to 2 open circuits in my present 100A service
box.

My first inclination is to install a 60A sub panel because I will of
course
be installing at least one 50A circuit. Yet, a 60A panel with one 50A
seems
like I'm cutting it close.

Also my intension was to use 6/3 for the range circuit (about 25 feet
long),
what should I use to run to the sub panel. The run won't be more than 2
feet
(I'll be mounting the sub panel about 8 inches from the main and
connecting
them with EMT). I would think it would also be 6/3 because that's rated
for
65A.