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i wonder if thats a sub box with that 100, you know, an addition or two seperate boxes, i see lots of new ---- like that

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Most breakers always max out the main. ;) FYI it's not as simple as switching to a larger main, it requires larger gauge wire and a rated box and service, and the power company has to upgrade the line to the pole. I can't remember exactly how the breaker size is rated, but for him to draw 100amps at one shot would be a stretch.

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I'm ASSuming since he lives in a "townhouse" it's definitely a sub-panel and most likely the only one. Everything is ran on gas(water-heater,range, dryer, heater). That doesn't leave a whole lot left to use a large amount of power.

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Yeah, all that ---- is gas.


I talked to a guy today that said I need to run another 100 amp breaker on the main box to a sub box with whatever size amp breakers in the sub box, then wire to the outlet. What's the deal.

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::) Tell that guy he's a ------- retard. ::) Do you know how much ------- work that would be? I have no idea what you're building structure is like, but it's probably not even possible. Chances are, the main panel is about 3 houses over and you would have to cut the holy hell out of your neighbors house, climb through his attic, cut into your next neighbors attic and feed wires all the ------- way over to your house and cut some more ---- up and feed a wire down into a panel that you don't even ------- need. ::) We're talking about powering an air compressor, not a ------- hospital. :1 Not to mention the main panel probably isn't equiped to handle another 100a sub panel and the wire running to the main panel probably isn't big enough to power that so basically that guy is saying you need to rip everything out of the entire building and start over. ::) I'd like to kick that guy in the nuts if you could please send me his address. I ------- hate people who pull ---- out of their ass like that. :3
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Can I have another rollie eyes?

No, he said to put another 100 amp into the box pictured (the one in my garage), then go to a sub box next to it that will hold the whatever amp breakers for just the compressor, then go from that sub box to the outlet. I'm not trying to kill myself here.

I re-read your list. I think I'm hearing that the single gang box will hold the breakers for the compressor, but then you said "plug it in and you're good" or something. Break out the mspaint, jigga man.

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Ok, so now he sounds even dumber. :1 So you have a 100amp panel with some random ---- being powered off it. Now you want to add another 100amp panel off of that 100amp panel?? Nigga, how the ---- are you going to pull more than 100amps out of a 100amp panel?? What good would that even do you?? You're powering a ------- air compressor.

The 30amp 2 pole breaker goes in that same panel next to all the other breakers. The outlet/plug goes in the single gang cut-in box you put below the panel. There is no need for a seperate panel to power a ------- 30amp air compressor. :1

Give me that guys number. I'm going to call him and ask him for some electrical advice and when he tells me how to properly burn my house down I'm going to tell him how ------- stupid he is and that he shouldn't be giving out electrical advice if he doesn't know WTF he's talking about. :1
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Ok, so the wire you listed above should be tied into the clusterfuck of wires behind my box. Put one? 30amp two pole breaker in the box I pictured, and then from that new breaker to the gangrape box with the outlet? Any bad ---- happens and the new breaker pops. I'm doing this tomarrow, and you'd probably kill yourself if my wife had to post that I died.

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Correct. My advice to you.....wear gloves and don't let your exposed body parts touch ANYTHING in that panel. :P Turn off the main breaker if you have to. If you died from touching anything in that panel I'll be the first one to laugh at your funeral. :P
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Just remember to play "I am Legend" by White Zombie and it'll be fine.

So, this 230v stuff doesn't mean ----? I hear 220 something, and then this thing is 230. Does it make a ---- of a difference? Oh, and is the 30amp breaker the one I'm gonna need foe sho?