Re: Electrical Service in home


Peter Bennett wrote:

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:51:13 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:57:16 -0700, trickyrick wrote:

I have a 60 amp panel and want to change it to 100 amp. Should the
feed from the pole support 100 amp.

I'd suggest you ask the power company. The answer to your question is,
of course the pole should support 100 amps for a 100 amp panel. Putting
a 100A panel on a 60 amp line will just pop the power company's pole
breaker, and they might bill you for the repair, if they find out that
you've got an unauthorized panel.

Good Luck!
Rich

I'll agree that the size of the feeder from pole to house should be
checked to be sure it is adequate for 100A. However, on the overhead
power distribution there are no fuses or circuit breakers for
individual homes - just a big fuse on the HV input to the pole
transformer.


Or one for the whole street.


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