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Originally Posted by jsimon7777
You don't add up the amps of the breakers to get the total size of the panel. You analyze the actual peak load you'll see.
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That's what I did. I added up the peak amps each device will use in the house and that's how I came up with the 148ish figure. I think I will be OK with the 200 amp panel, I just wanted it to be smaller if I could do so. I see what you are saying about peak load though better the way you said it than the guy at Lowes descibed what I need. I 'm sure the dryer, stove, A/C, etc. will all not be used at once. It seems like I should be really only using a 100 amp panel since it will be a wall unit A/C or maybe just do a 125 since we are talking about only 160 sq ft here.