Electrician needed

[newhiddengrower]

Whats the easiest way to tell how how much AMP my house can handle? The main breaker says 125amp but can the line take more?

 

[DonkDBZ]

80% of your main breaker
100amp service 19,000watts
200amp service 38,000watts

But if your asking this question better hire a electrician.

 

[newhiddengrower]

80% of your main breaker
100amp service 19,000watts
200amp service 38,000watts

But if your asking this question better hire a electrician.

thanks but you said 80% of main breaker so 80% of 100amp is 80Amp
but 19k watts is 95 amp. did i miss something?

 

[sparkie480]

80% of your main breaker
100amp service 19,000watts
200amp service 38,000watts

But if your asking this question better hire a electrician.

what he said also 5 amps +or minus is nothing if you want to run a grow house go 200amp panel
wire lights to highest voltage posible more efficient
run wire the next wire size
if you can afford it go solar

peace

 

[rives]

thanks but you said 80% of main breaker so 80% of 100amp is 80Amp
but 19k watts is 95 amp. did i miss something?

Yes. 80 amps x 240 volts = 19,200 watts.

 

[newhiddengrower]

what he said also 5 amps +or minus is nothing if you want to run a grow house go 200amp panel
wire lights to highest voltage posible more efficient
run wire the next wire size
if you can afford it go solar

peace

ok thanks everyone who posted it helped alot.

What does run wire the next wire size mean?

i dont have Solar in my area.

 

[humble1]

I'm just guessing here, but he probably means that you should run your wire a size larger than the minimum required. For example if you were planning on running 14 gauge you should run 12 gauge, or if you were planning on running 12 gauge you should run 10 gauge. I run everything in 12 or 10 myself.

 

[newhiddengrower]

I'm just guessing here, but he probably means that you should run your wire a size larger than the minimum required. For example if you were planning on running 14 gauge you should run 12 gauge, or if you were planning on running 12 gauge you should run 10 gauge. I run everything in 12 or 10 myself.

so the smaller the gauge the more power it can take?

 

[rives]

I've never bought 10 ga. at Home Depot, but I am sure that they would carry it. It would be a good idea to run your plug circuits in 12 gauge. I don't know that a blanket oversizing of the conductors is quite what I would do, but it is far better than pushing the specifications. What do you mean that you don't have solar in your area - not much sunshine?

 

[newhiddengrower]

I've never bought 10 ga. at Home Depot, but I am sure that they would carry it. It would be a good idea to run your plug circuits in 12 gauge. I don't know that a blanket oversizing of the conductors is quite what I would do, but it is far better than pushing the specifications. What do you mean that you don't have solar in your area - not much sunshine?

We dont have people here who installs solar.

 

[Tilt]

Look at your power bill. It will say how many watts you used do the math from there.
Also read this thread.https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=117867

 

[newhiddengrower]

k i need 8 gauage wire for each room, i will be doing 4k watts

 

[rives]

k i need 8 gauage wire for each room, i will be doing 4k watts

You mean each room needs an 8 gauge feed? Are you going to run your lights on 240?

 

[newhiddengrower]

You mean each room needs an 8 gauge feed? Are you going to run your lights on 240?

yea 240

 

[rives]

40 amps at 240 volts is 9600 watts. De-rated to 80% for constant service it's almost 7700 watts. Some more detail on what you want to do might be in order.

 

[newhiddengrower]

40 amps at 240 volts is 9600 watts. De-rated to 80% for constant service it's almost 7700 watts. Some more detail on what you want to do might be in order.

the room is going to be 4k watts + a 2HP iceking chiller. + fans/pumps etc. Overkill is the safest way to go right?

 

[rives]

the room is going to be 4k watts + a 2HP iceking chiller. + fans/pumps etc. Overkill is safe way to go right?

Overkill is always good! It is also expensive if you overdo it. Looks like you are on the right track, though.

 

[newhiddengrower]

Overkill is always good! It is also expensive if you overdo it. Looks like you are on the right track, though.

Thanks

The room will have this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...f882cf6&itemid=120629570020&ff4=263602_304652

the minimum require for this power box is how many gauges?

 

[rives]

Thanks

The room will have this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...f882cf6&itemid=120629570020&ff4=263602_304652

I was looking at that the other day and wondering if it came UL approved. The receptacles are apparently a proprietary item for CAP from what I could find. I have a hard time believing that UL would go for something that isn't NEMA compliant and allowed you to use either 120 or 240 on the same plug configuration, unless I'm missing something there. After you get it, could you post if it has UL approval?

 

[newhiddengrower]

I was looking at that the other day and wondering if it came UL approved. The receptacles are apparently a proprietary item for CAP from what I could find. I have a hard time believing that UL would go for something that allowed you to use either 120 or 240 on the same plug configuration, unless I'm missing something there. After you get it, could you post if it has UL approval?

i have it already where do i look for the UL approval?