Electrical Service in home

[Paul E. Schoen]

"trickyrick" <rickj@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.
Thanks
Rick

If the new panel has a main breaker, it should be 60 amp if the incoming
service cable is sized for that. If you are only installing a new panel so
you can have more breakers, it should be OK. But replacing a panel can be
dangerous unless you can turn off power at the meter or the pole, and if
the installation is not up to code (or even if it was not inspected), you
may invalidate your homeowners insurance and have difficulty if you have a
fire that can be traced to an electrical problem.

Paul

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Peter Bennett wrote:

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:51:13 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:57:16 -0700, trickyrick wrote:

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.

I'd suggest you ask the power company. The answer to your question is,
of course the pole should support 100 amps for a 100 amp panel. Putting
a 100A panel on a 60 amp line will just pop the power company's pole
breaker, and they might bill you for the repair, if they find out that
you've got an unauthorized panel.

Good Luck!
Rich

I'll agree that the size of the feeder from pole to house should be
checked to be sure it is adequate for 100A. However, on the overhead
power distribution there are no fuses or circuit breakers for
individual homes - just a big fuse on the HV input to the pole
transformer.

Or one for the whole street.


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[Peter Bennett]

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:51:13 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:57:16 -0700, trickyrick wrote:

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.

I'd suggest you ask the power company. The answer to your question is,
of course the pole should support 100 amps for a 100 amp panel. Putting
a 100A panel on a 60 amp line will just pop the power company's pole
breaker, and they might bill you for the repair, if they find out that
you've got an unauthorized panel.

Good Luck!
Rich

I'll agree that the size of the feeder from pole to house should be
checked to be sure it is adequate for 100A. However, on the overhead
power distribution there are no fuses or circuit breakers for
individual homes - just a big fuse on the HV input to the pole
transformer.


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[Rich Grise]

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:57:16 -0700, trickyrick wrote:

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.

I'd suggest you ask the power company. The answer to your question is,
of course the pole should support 100 amps for a 100 amp panel. Putting
a 100A panel on a 60 amp line will just pop the power company's pole
breaker, and they might bill you for the repair, if they find out that
you've got an unauthorized panel.

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[Rich Grise]

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:57:16 -0700, trickyrick wrote:

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.

I'd suggest you ask the power company. The answer to your question is,
of course the pole should support 100 amps for a 100 amp panel. Putting
a 100A panel on a 60 amp line will just pop the power company's pole
breaker, and they might bill you for the repair, if they find out that
you've got an unauthorized panel.

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[trickyrick]

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.
Thanks
Rick

 

[JeffM]

trickyrick wrote:

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp.

We deal with transistors and such here.
You want http://groups.google.com/group/alt.engineering.electrical

 

[Rheilly Phoull]

"trickyrick" <rickj@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:c333007a-1af9-47bd-8911-cb4f8efef8fd@13g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.
Thanks
Rick

Have you really thought about this ??? or is it just a question that you
havent thought about ??

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