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Impureclient · 08-01-2019, 12:59 AM

I have a 160 sq ft space that I need to run a 20 amp fridge, 30 amp wash/dryer, 50 amp stove/oven, 8 amp wall A/C, one 20 amp line to run
about 8-10 receptacles inside and one 20 amp line to run 4 outside receptacles.

That is 148 amps total so a 150 amp main electrical service panel is all I need correct? Should I just get a 200 amp in case I need to add anything
to the outside later or maybe a small plug in 13 amp heater once in a while. The 200 amp panel I'm looking at comes with about $120 worth of free
circuit breakers which makes it actually cheaper than the 100 or 150 ones after buying all the breakers separately.
I'm not seeing why I should buy the 150 amp panel unless I just want to save a little space. Does all that seem right? The fella I was talking to at Lowes
says the 200 amp deal is the way to go.

Also on those two 20 amp lines running all the receptacles, should I just use GFCI on both of those with one on the outside and the other running through
bathroom/kitchen/rest of inside? Or should I run the outside ones and then the kitchen/bath ones all on one GFCI breaker and then the rest of the 8 or so
lines inside on one regular circuit breaker?

08-01-2019, 12:59 AM	#1
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Any electricians in here? I have a 160 sq ft space that I need to run a 20 amp fridge, 30 amp wash/dryer, 50 amp stove/oven, 8 amp wall A/C, one 20 amp line to run about 8-10 receptacles inside and one 20 amp line to run 4 outside receptacles. That is 148 amps total so a 150 amp main electrical service panel is all I need correct? Should I just get a 200 amp in case I need to add anything to the outside later or maybe a small plug in 13 amp heater once in a while. The 200 amp panel I'm looking at comes with about $120 worth of free circuit breakers which makes it actually cheaper than the 100 or 150 ones after buying all the breakers separately. I'm not seeing why I should buy the 150 amp panel unless I just want to save a little space. Does all that seem right? The fella I was talking to at Lowes says the 200 amp deal is the way to go. Also on those two 20 amp lines running all the receptacles, should I just use GFCI on both of those with one on the outside and the other running through bathroom/kitchen/rest of inside? Or should I run the outside ones and then the kitchen/bath ones all on one GFCI breaker and then the rest of the 8 or so lines inside on one regular circuit breaker?