Our indoor pool is a bathtub.Ours is a 200amp panel with a 100amp sub panel in the garage. The one in the garage serves it and the shop above. The only thing in the house side that uses big power is the dryer. The heat, water and stove are natural gas. The biggest in the garage right now is the 5hp air compressor. In the shop it will be the 5hp dust collector. The other machines are smaller. The only thing I could see needing more power would be a welder. While a pool and spa would be a treat they would need to be indoor as the season is just too short to justify outdoor ones and that just ain't going to happen.
No joke. The longest 18 years of our life was the 18 months we lived in Outtagamie County WI. Attached garage was not heated. In winter if we wanted to quick freeze anything, we laid it on the hood of my Bronco - much colder than the freezer.In the winter it is the ice cube tray in the freezer. Warmer in there than outside.
Absolutely will talk to a professional electrician. Some of the people have electric cars .... maybe that's why the 300/100 is offered. Anyway I'm just asking questions and trying educate myself. Mentioned generator because it's more wiring. So... difference between 60 & 100amp sub panel.... is it only to allow more breakers to be available? The service will be 300amp regardless of the sub panel.
300/60.....300/100. Same price regardless.
There is no downside to a panel that is capable of handling more than you need/use.
Like your shop
I hope it was clear that the period after "5 A" delimited between my garage shop and the rest of the house (although when we first moved in, the washer & drier were in the garage ... that had to change PDQ!)Like your shop
Kind of figured that but hey a shop with all that in it means it is a grand shop. Whenever building a shop from scratch it is always great to do a layout plan and add extra outlets or circuits in JB even if not connected in panel. I put a trougth up in the ceiling of my shop and just piped to a sub panel and pulled a few extra wires up there that are not connected but can easily be used in the future if need be. But at this point I would have to put an addition onto the house and we all know that will not fly.
Lived in La Crosse for several years, now in Minnesota. We used to use our unheated, enclosed back porch as an auxiliary refrigerator from November to March.
Do you live in a storm area where you get power outages alot?? They can't hurt.
Florida. The lightning capital of the country. Surge City.
There you go. It probably would be suggested by electrician.
Thanks for your (and everyones) help. I'm a year away but gathering my thoughts.
Heck it would take me a year to gather a thought let alone multiple thoughts.A year! I'd never find them, having forgotten where I put them.
Those are getting to be standard equipment nowadays. When I got my Nova lathe they recommended adding a surge protector because of the electronics driving the motor. Your shop will benefit from it, more and more tools are being built with computer circuits to monitor and regulate operation.
Correction...I'm a year away but gathering my THOUGHT. Lately it takes a lot of energy to gather "A" thought. I have 2 thinking speeds...slow and stop.Heck it would take me a year to gather a thought let alone multiple thoughts.
If it weren't for memory loss I would not have any. For now the priorities are turn off the gas range And turn off the car engine. Everything else is a bonus.....You really mean three speeds don't you? Slow, stop and forgot.