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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 17, 2008, 9:45 am
YOU WILL NEED A NEW 200 AM SERVICE DROP and meter can.erhaps its me
but one step is easier.
or install the new main panel and feed each new breaker to a feed in
the old FPE box, after stripping out all the old breakers and
hardware.
just use the old box as a pass thru.
i have thought about doing that at a home, since the wires are too
short and a garage door track obstructs the area,.
better one pass thru box than 10 or 12 junction boxes.eater smaller
less work
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Posted by HeyBub on April 17, 2008, 9:56 am
cmyers wrote:
>> There may even be a twelve-step program available.
>
> HeyBub,
>
> I'm afraid that I have a fear of twelve-step programs.
>
> Charlie
Well, back to plan one.
About your plan to put a 100-amp breaker in the existing box and feed a
200-Amp box from that:
I suspect pulling 100 Amps through one breaker will melt the stab-on bar.
I'd replace the existing box with a new, 200A one. You won't have to splice
wires either.
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Posted by cmyers on April 18, 2008, 2:02 pm
> I suspect pulling 100 Amps through one breaker will melt the stab-on bar.
>
> I'd replace the existing box with a new, 200A one. You won't have to splice
> wires either.
Just because it'd be a 100 amp breaker doesn't mean that 100 amps will
be drawn through it...but that's mute at this point anyway.
If I trusted the wiring AND didn't want to move the service entrance,
I would indeed do a simple breaker box replacement. The new plan as
per John's suggestion is to install the new 200Amp breaker box, have
the service moved to the new breaker box, install a 100Amp breaker in
the NEW breaker box (instead of the old one), and use that breaker to
feed the old Federal Pacific breaker box until I can rewire everything
to the new box.
As a benefit of doing this, when I remove the old FPE breaker box,
I'll replace it with a 100Amp sub panel and feed it with the same
100Amp breaker that temporarily fed the old FPE box. Because some of
my heavier wires feeding ranges, dryers, etc are already there and are
somewhat more recent wires than the rest of the house, I'll just
connect those to the 100Amp sub panel and won't have to rewire those.
The rest of the house can be rewired room by room as I get time (it's
definitely a priority!).
I'll definitely consult with an electrician(s) as for the components
to use and how to load each circuit & leg in the box, but I'll also
save a few $$$ by breaking my own back and dropping my own wires.
Thanks again everyone for their suggestions!
Charlie
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