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rule of thumb?

#44168 10/29/04 06:47 PM

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drgnz23

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is there a rule of thumb for the percentage of main breaker in a panel to the other breakers in the same panel...
eg....400 amp main breaker
840 amp total breaker load

PLEASE HELP..

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Re: rule of thumb?

#44169 10/29/04 06:51 PM

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Dave55

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Not that I'm aware of. I'd suggest doing typical load calculations for the type of building per the NEC.

Dave

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