Old GE Service Panel

[LarryFine]

The breakers are upside down and most of the voltage dropped to the bottom of the panel!

And chocolate cake stored on top of the fridge is less fattening because calories are afraid of heights.

 

[Birken Vogt]

What size are the wires that come down from the meter jaws?

 

[Will Wire]

What size are the wires that come down from the meter jaws?

Birken, excellent question. I don't know. I should have paid attention when I was there (two hours away). I've been ask to add more circuits. This load center already feeds a 100 amp Sub-panel for the majority of the house and has a Range, and two lighting circuits in it. I did a load calculation and its at 85 amps. With no real answer to its size, I suggested upgrading to a larger modern panel. That is now the plan. I was hoping someone had recognized it form their electrical journeys and knew what size it was.

 

[LarryFine]

I did a load calculation and its at 85 amps.

Of course, that doesn't reflect actual loading. What are you looking to add?

I'm pretty sure it's at least a 100a panel, probably 125a, possibly 150a.

 

[Will Wire]

Of course, that doesn't reflect actual loading. What are you looking to add?

They are adding 300 square feet for a music room with a 15 amp lighting circuit and a 20 amp receptacle circuit.

 

[kwired]

What size are the wires that come down from the meter jaws?

If they were factory installed, the listing tells you how much current they were intended to handle. Might be bus bars and not a NEC "conductor"