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    Oct 30, 2010, 05:10 AM
    200 amp service disconnect to150 amp max panel?
    There are two 200 amp service disconnects feeding two Challenger 150 amp service panels. Can you do this?
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    Oct 30, 2010, 05:59 AM
    As long as the 200 amp disconnects have either 150 amp circuit breakers or fuses protecting the 150 amp panels.
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    Oct 30, 2010, 02:51 PM

    What TK said.

    My question would be WHY would you bother doing this?
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