I originally thought a 150 amp main breaker box could have hypothetically 10 15 amp circuits in it, i.e., 150 total amps.
Then I looked at mine, and I noticed if I count up all the breakers, there's like 400 potential amps in there. Obviously the NEC and common sense doesn't count on everything being turned on at the same time so it's not a practical problem.
That being said, what is the formula for figuring out how many breakers and at what amperage I can put in there? Can someone guide me to the code?
Then I looked at mine, and I noticed if I count up all the breakers, there's like 400 potential amps in there. Obviously the NEC and common sense doesn't count on everything being turned on at the same time so it's not a practical problem.
That being said, what is the formula for figuring out how many breakers and at what amperage I can put in there? Can someone guide me to the code?