300 Amp Service To House

I just talked to one of the electricians and he says that a 200 amp service lets you draw up to 400 amps.

300 amp service to house. A 60 amp service is probably inadequate for a modern home. While a true 300a residential single phase service is pretty uncommon a 320 400a residential service is very common lately. They use a typical plug in style meter and are rated 320 continuous just like a 200a service is rated 160a continuous.

As usual the kitchen plan is still in the works. The size of your house s electrical service determines how many appliances you can run at one time. Three phase residential services are extremely rare.

Only big loads on the plan are 3 ton 4 ton and 5 ton a c condensors. Master piece mexican power. The electric boxes in our house are full and there are quite a few space saver breakers.

A 200 amp service allows you to run multiple appliances at once while a 60 amp service won t. 300 or 400 amp service is recommended for large homes more than 3 500 square feet with all electric appliances and electric heating cooling equipment. Most homes have an electrical service of between 100 to 200 amps.

I did a 400 amp service like this last year same set up except the underground sec s were 350 s. Amperage is a measurement of the volume of electricity flowing through wires and this measurement can vary between 30 amps in very old homes that have not been updated to as much as 400 amps in a very large home with extensive electric heating systems. Our house currently has a 200 amp service.

Somebody else did all the load calcs and i m just wiring for what the plan calls for. Because of the lack of space in the breaker box and all of the. Another one i talked to suggested 300 amp he calculated total load from all electrical appliances.