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Ahh, gotcha. I'll have to look for a panel that will allow for this, the current panel allows for just one 100a breaker below the 200a disconnect. States right in the panel this fact, but all of the others above the disconnect can be 75a. So in this case, I'd feed 100a to the house and 75a to...

But what new panel? I'd need to know what panel to purchase to accomplish the sharing of 200a between garage and house. The supply houses around here either won't share that info outside of the profession, or they are not so well informed. Looking for a source to find good beta on what...

Well, I'd have no problem buying another inexpensive panel as long as I knew exactly what to buy. The upgrade to 320/400 is so expensive that I carefully thought over my amperage needs. I'd like to share 200 between the house and garage. The house is two bedroom, no dishwasher, radiant...

This is the current panel I have hanging on the outside of my house, which serves power to the main lug panel in my basement (no main breaker on lug panel in house). It is rated at 200a, has a breaker of 200a supplied with the panel with (service disconnect) marked next to it. Actually 4...

It is an open concept just like a hotel room, nothing walled off except the bathroom. Thought about a small baseboard electric heater in the bathroom.

I checked into the cost of the 320, and with the pass through lug kit it's the better part of 2k not to mention the additional cable cost. I currently have a Seimens Combo panel for the outside meter/service entry. It has two area's for service disconnects, and currently the lower one is...

What about a mini split in the garage apt?

I like the idea's here. The simple heat tape around insulated pex for dhw with a convenient drain sound like the simple way to handle it. Running a zone off my current boiler the 50' to heat the upper apt, also sounds logical. If I anticipate the need for heat, open the zone valve...

Good to have the comparison, I've been told by an old timer electrician in the area that 200a would be plenty for the house, garage, and guest quarters above the garage. My stove's will be gas, the heat is gas, the only thing electric is the dryer. But if the 320 meter/service entry is not...

So... if I just wanted a 200a service to share with house and garage/apt. I could basically take the existing meter socket and panel and transfer it to the garage, and add a 100a panel at the house, with a disconnect outside on the house? The house will be 40' from the garage. The distance...

The overhead is now running from the alley behind the house 90' to the house directly. The garage will be built off the alley and in between the house and the pole. So the overhead is coming down anyway (looks and I'm replacing the sewer lateral anyway and adding water and nat gas in a ditch)...

I'll check into utilizing my home's mod/con boiler to heat the garage and apartment. Or at least the apartment. Just wondering if I didn't care about heating the garage all the time how I'd go about keeping the water and drain that would run down the garage wall from freezing? Not sure if...

Hey all, I'm building a new 600 sq. ft. garage with a 500 sq. ft. guest quarters above. Std. 2x6 construction with attic truss's to save some money. Question is... what would be a good solution for heating the garage below and the small apartment above? It wouldn't have to be one system, I'm...

I'm at the point where I need to make some informed decisions and would like some informed answers. Hopefully I can ask the questions correctly. I'm building a new garage with a small efficiency apartment above that will have an electric stove, microwave, refrigerator, and probable small gfa...