I'm not trying to take away any "fun" from you but as you can see it is not very cost effective to gain breaker space and 50 amps. You may also have to upgrade your breakers to AFCIs. You may have to change out he meter socket if your POCO requires one with a bypass handle. If you do decide to change out your main panel you will have to change the wires feeding the panel, possibly the pipe to the panel if it is not large enough, the grounding electrode conductor to your water pipe will have to be changed. BLUE SEA 7089 150 amp circuit - for sale, best price - 62.95 - 285-Series Circuit Breaker Panel Mount - 150A Drop in replacement for 185-Series Circuit. That particular panel likely is limited to 125 amps per 'space' or 'bus finger'. We analyzed 1,845 GE circuit breaker panels reviews to do the research for you. It just takes up twice as much space per pole as its 70A counterparts. Item 1 GE THQMV200D Bolt-On Mount Main Circuit Breaker 2-Pole 200-Amp. A 150A breaker in what appears to be a 200A panelboard. You will save yourself a boatload of money and be able to buy that hottub that much sooner. Carultch said: MBLES said: It looks like it is in the branch breaker position. For instance, if your main panel is in the garage, you can put the sub in the basement. For example, a 100-amp service panel could have circuit breakers that add up to more than 200 amps. The total might be more than twice the total amperage of the box. Add the amperages of all the individual breakers in the box. You can even put it some place away from the panel if you are short on space. Most breaker boxes are 100, 150, or 200 amps. If all you need is more breaker spaces then add a 30 circuit sub panel. 150 amps is quite a lot of power and the equipment you have is nothing out of the ordinary. Typical application for a double pole 100 Amp breaker include feeding a sub panel device such as a 16 circuit 125A Stab-lok sub panel. Murray Mbk150M Main Circuit Breaker, 150 Amp, For Use In Rock Solid Type Load. I bet if you did do a load calculation you will find your 150 amp service is plenty large. Square D HOM2040M100PCVP 100 AMP Homeline Main Breaker Panel Load Center.
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