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    breaker size for electrical panel in a detached garage

    I want to verify if the breaker size is correct for the service going into my detached garage. I have 6 AWG cable going from my main panel in my house to a detached garage. The cable length is close to 100 feet from the main panel to the sub panel in the garage and a 60 amp 240V breaker from the...
  2. J

    Is electric panel dangerous?

    Electrician saw white on breakers (see pic) and says I must replace whole panel with a larger one because it’s overloaded and dangerous. Does this sound right?
  3. Saren2

    Changing my electrical panel

    Hi, I opened the electrical panel of my house because I need to connect my solar inverter to the panel and got served a spaghetti of an installation. Made by an electrician in the early 2000's. It's like he went out of this way to not respect any code or national legislation: 1,5 mm2 wires...
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    LED suggestions for a workshop

    Good morning all, staying warm I hope We are just moving into a new workshop and would like to change the current lighting to LED, currently there is sodium lights giving out an orange light which in not very eye friendly for our type of work so we are looking for advice or recommendations for...
  5. C

    Electrical panel in a closet in a closet

    Hello, everyone. First post here. And that's not a typo in the subject line. I am finishing part of my basement to put in a new master bedroom, bathroom, and closet. I was planning on putting the panel in the walk-in closet but enclosing it in a full enclosure of the appropriate size (floor to...
  6. E

    Low voltage over several circuits?

    I extended a bedroom in my basement and had to move a couple outlets from the knocked down wall to the new wall. After, I was sanding down the drywall mud and forgot to completely shut the door of the main panel (which is in the corner of the room). Soon after, I went upstairs and noticed the...
  7. P

    Does my electrical panel need to be better balanced?

    I recently had someone install a 50 A inlet connected to a 50 A circuit breaker on my electrical panel. I had some issues with the job he did. At first, he installed an outlet, and I had to make him come back to install the inlet. Then I realized that he didn’t install an interlock kit, which...
  8. V

    Electrical Panel breaker wiring

    Hello experts! I ran some 6AWG wiring from my electrical service panel for a 240V outlet in my garage. The builder had provided an empty junction box with a conduit to the panel. So, all I did was fish the 4 wires and added a 50A breaker for the NEMA 14-50 outlet. See the attached picture. My...
  9. Dali748

    What type of electrical panel would you recommend to install?

    Hi, I have a condo where I need to update/replace my electrical panel based on an electrician's diagnosis. He stated that due to the panel being old with loose breakers this is causing my dryer to not get enough power to operate properly and can lead to other issues down the road with breakers...
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    New Home Build Electrical Panel Advice

    I am an owner (not an electrician) and plan to commission building a new house in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The home will have a legal basement apartment (so 2x ovens, 2x laundry, etc), 2x car chargers, elevator, some electric heated flooring, electric heated driveways / paths, HVAC, and some...
  11. H

    Help understanding electrical panel

    I’m not looking to do any repairs. Just looking at better understanding on how my home wiring is set up. Home was built in 94’. I’m not electrical savvy, I know some things but what would be the reason to mount a main power switch(breaker)from one side of the house yet mount the sub panel on the...
  12. A

    Question about using a wired power strip to the electrical panel in home

    Because I have no wall outlet grounded anywhere in the house, I asked an electrician to help and the solution that didn't involved destroying the walls was to wire a power strip directly into the electrical panel (i got one right where the entrance is, I don't know the exact name but every...
  13. Brainwash

    Gas Fireplace switch not connected to Electrical Panel?

    Hi all I want to replace the switch that turns on/off the gas fireplace and cannot find a breaker that would shut off the power to the switch. I thinks it's a stand alone switch to the fireplace. Is this correct? Is it safe to disconnect and replace? Thx!
  14. D

    Looking for a replacement electrical panel cover 12 space its driving me batty

    I have a small condo and the panel cover broke off the load center/box (i think thats what you call it) It looks like this one...
  15. E

    Why would the Main breaker trip?

    I recently installed a photovoltaic solar system for a customer but there seems to be a problem with on of the breakers. Here is a bit of context: The panelboard is a 100A main/125A bus 3ph 480V. The sum of the breakers is 120A (30,30,30,15,15) and each breaker is connected to an inverter. What...
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    Looking for suggestions - Electrical Panel Competence Certificates

    Hi, I'm fairly new to this forum but the company I work for would like us to take a course to enable us to work inside industrial panels, bagging machines, etc. My problem is that ther appears to be loads of different courses available. We install industrial printers in food, beveridge, etc...

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