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    Jan 15, 2010, 02:49 PM
    How do I find the rating on a main breaker box if there is not a label stating it?
    How do I find the rating on a main breaker box it there if not a label stating the amount?
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    Jan 15, 2010, 02:51 PM
    What size main breaker is in it? There may be a label inside the panel, also.
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    Jan 15, 2010, 02:54 PM

    This breaker box is for a house built in the 60s. There is not a label on the box or inside the panel...
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    Jan 16, 2010, 05:18 AM
    I did not ask how old the home is, I asked what size main breaker is in the panel. Most likely that is the rating of the panel. I suspect you only have a 60, at most, 100 amp panel. If you had answered my very first question, we would know what size panel you have.
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