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  • Aug 9, 2009, 07:11 AM
    blackprince
    Install a subpanel
    I have a 200 amp main service and am adding a 100 amp Cutler -Hammer Load Center as a subpanel to a garage 220 feet from the main panel. I buried #2 awg aluminum cable 24" in the ground. What size breaker do I use in the main panel for the subpanel.
  • Aug 9, 2009, 07:20 AM
    tkrussell
    What size amps do you need at the garage? Can be max 100 amps or anything less than 100 amps.
  • Aug 9, 2009, 08:08 AM
    blackprince
    Blackprince I would like to used the full 100 amps.
  • Aug 9, 2009, 08:08 AM
    blackprince
    Blackprince I would like to used the full 100 amps.
  • Aug 9, 2009, 08:21 AM
    stanfortyman
    Without knowing the calculated load you can just put a 100A breaker in.

    You say you want to use the full 100A? How can you know this without knowing the actual load?

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