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Analyze Indoor Electrical Panel and Current Draw

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Service Call, Customer said their Electric Bill was super high, I wonder why.. #electrician

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What happens here

Next, locate the main electrical panel inside the house. Use a clamp meter to measure the continuous amperage being drawn by the main incoming service wires. The video shows a reading of 148.7 continuous amps. Compare this reading against the electrical panel's rated capacity (e.g., 200 amps). A continuous draw that is a significant percentage of the panel's rating (like 150 amps on a 200 amp panel) can indicate high energy consumption, especially if it's consistently high.

Goal: Quantify the electrical load and compare it to the panel's capacity.

Tools and materials

  • Clamp Meter Fluke — Measuring the continuous amperage draw of the main electrical service
  • Safety Gloves — Protecting hands from electrical shock

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spike in their electrical bill recently like $1,700 a month so they called us out to see why their bill was so high and we checked the main electrical panel inside the house and saw that their incoming service is drawing 50 continuous amps which is a lot the panel was rated at 200 amps but that's still a lot of amps but we figured it out guys we saw the customer had 20 baseboard heaters in the house and 13 basic thermostats which was causing the spike

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