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Old 11/18/09, 11:00 PM
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Didn't have 200 amp service. May have had a 200 amp panel but the 2/0 AL SEC would have made it 150 amp service.



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So why the 200 amp panel?



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So why the 200 amp panel?
200 amp panel can be used up to 200 amp service.
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Old 11/18/09, 11:46 PM
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If the panel has a 200 amp breaker would it be okay?
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Old 11/18/09, 11:55 PM
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Default Re: Requirements for 200 amp?
The meter can be 200, the panel can be 200, the main disconnect can be 200, and the SEC can be 2/0 aluminum.

You have 150 amp service. No defect.



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Old 11/19/09, 12:31 AM
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Wouldn't that be like saying its okay to put a 30 amp breaker on 14 awg wire. What would be the difference.



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Not the same thing at all. With the SEC, it is supplying the main breaker. A smaller rated wire cannot overload a higher rated breaker.

Now when a breaker supplies a conductor, that is different. It is supplying more amperage than the conductor can handle.

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In other words, the main disconect is not an overcurrent protection device for the SEC.
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