Two sub panels off the main?

[mattlikesbikes]

Off our second meter/pole the previous owner had a 200amp, single breaker main panel, with a small sub panel under it currently housing a 30amp breaker for the septic, and a pair of 15amp breakers for an outlet right there at the pole and an outlet at the septic.

My barno build is near the pole and I had initially thought I would have to run new service to the meter, but once I looked at everything I figured I could use the existing 200amp as a main, and the 200amp sub in the barn just runs to it, wired as a sub.

But what about the existing small panel. Do I need to pull those circuits back to the barndo panel, or can I have two sub panels off the main?

TLDR: can a 200amp main panel serve a 200amp sub and a 60amp sub?

 

[mattlikesbikes]

Also, before anyone asks, the panel in the garage is wired as a sub already. Bonding screw removed, ground bus added, and will be run with 4 wire.

 

[bczygan]

I'm not a sparky but I don't see why not.

Of course you aren't going to pull 200A from the 200A panel for the sub, right?

Bill

 

[mattlikesbikes]

Sub 1 could be left with just the 30a septic pump. Sub 2 is a 200a panel. So it could look like a 200a main with a 30 and a 200a panels under it, in parallel.

 

[sberry]

I got 20 panels from one service.

 

[Bert_]

Is the 60 wired as a feeder tap off the main?

 

[mattlikesbikes]

Is the 60 wired as a feeder tap off the main?

I'll have to check next week when I am.back out there. The 60a panel is run with about 2" of conduit just below the main. The 60a does not seem to have a master breaker in it, just the three small circuits/breakers.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

yes you can run 2 subs off a main. done all the time