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    Jul 2, 2016, 06:27 PM
    80 amp breaker wire size
    I have a 80amp breaker box. I'm wanting to but 4 breakers in it. A 30--20-- and to 15 breakers. What size wire do I use from the meter pan to the breaker box. They are both on a pole
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    Jul 2, 2016, 07:09 PM
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    Does this help?
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    Jul 3, 2016, 09:58 AM
    You are leaving an awful amount of critical information out of this question. Is this installation for a motor home or mobile home?

    Meter pans are usually owned by the POCO, have you contacted them as to where they want the meter and pan?

    Have you completed a load study to make sure that:
    1) 80 Amps is sufficient and (2) You have sized and planned the branch-circuits correctly?

    Are all of the circuits going to be 100% loaded, and all of them on at the same time carrying the full load?

    If this is for a residence, than 80 Amps is not a sufficient load. 100 Amps is the minimum.
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    Jul 3, 2016, 05:00 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by justperry2 View Post
    I have a 80amp breaker box.
    What is an 80 amp breaker box?

    Quote Originally Posted by justperry2 View Post
    I'm wanting to but 4 breakers in it. A 30--20-- and to 15 breakers.
    This does not help at all. What are the breakers controlling? Are the loads 120V? 240V?

    Quote Originally Posted by justperry2 View Post
    They are both on a pole
    What in the world does this mean?
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    Jul 3, 2016, 06:34 PM
    I assume this is a temp construction pole. We could surmise about everything but until we hear back??

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