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Agree! There were a number of things the first owner cut corners on....

They are 42 space, 200A panels. Lots of power using stuff in the house. House was built in 2003, we moved here last year. They finished the basement after the initial build and filled up the first panel with the added circuits for the basement.

My meter is s 320/400A meter and has dual lugs..... luckily. And..... I was digging around for the ground rod following the first main panel's ground wire and it has an unused acorn clamp on it..... I'm guessing that would be for a 2nd main panel's ground wire. NICE!!! Many of the houses in...

Great, Thanks!

Meter base, first panel is full, load and slots.

I'm almost ready for a rough-in inspection. I added a 2nd main panel to feed a attached garage sub panel for 6 new circuits in the garage (lights, fans, lift, air compressor, 2 receptacle circuits).The first 200A main panel is full physically and fully loaded. So, to get enough current to run...

Could he disconnect the neutral bonding bar from each end and use one bar as a neutral bus, ground the other to the panel using the panel bonding strap and use it as a ground bus?

Oh, yeah. I probably should mention that this will be a welding/grinding garage. I'm interested in doing it correctly the first time and not having to do it again for quite a while. Thanks! Kevin

Scotty, Great deal, Thanks!! I've got a 550 sf garage that's ~12 years old. The concrete is in decent shape. I was planning on grinding, should I prime, too? Or would that be wasted time/effort/$$? Kevin