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    Garage sub panel for 240 outlets

    Of course it is a possibility, but the main panel has no more open spaces and is on the opposite side of a two story house without a crawl space. So it just seems like a lot more work than I was looking to do at this time. From the pics on my phone it looks like the sub panel is wired with #1...
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    Garage sub panel for 240 outlets

    Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Garage sub panel for 240 outlets

    Yes and no. I guess my main panel is 200 amp and it has the furnace, AC, range, and this sub panel ( which I called main) coming out of it. The total amount of the the new breakers would be 130 amps, I know that's not how the loads work though. The most I will be drawing out of the new sub...
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    Garage sub panel for 240 outlets

    Just like NorCal said. The inspector said something to the affect of "that way you will always know if you fire alarm breaker trips" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Garage sub panel for 240 outlets

    Thanks, yeah I don't know why there are two different numbers. That got me too. I was thinking one value maybe for 120. There is one half/twin/tandem (whatever they want to be called) breaker. The biggest reason I want to do a sub panel is because I don't want to have to double up 12 breakers...
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    Garage sub panel for 240 outlets

    I need a little help/guidance. I need to add a few 240 outlets in my garage and my current panel is full. So I plan on adding a sub panel and need a little guidance. Here is my main panel that has a 90 amp breaker feeding it, of course full. So I plan on consolidating four circuits into two...
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    The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...

    For the cutoff saw, I've had it for almost a year and use it weekly. I say it's a pass! I haven't used any other brands to compare it against though. I always check to ensure that everything is square before I cut and I've had no issues doing straight and miter cuts on 2x2x1/8 angle, 2x2x1/8...
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