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Service Call, customer wants an additional circuit, but the panel is full #electrican #tips

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Hendy The Sparky

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This project outlines the primary options available when an existing electrical panel is at full capacity and a new circuit, such as for an electric vehicle charger, needs to be added. It discusses upgrading the main panel, installing a sub-panel, or utilizing tandem breakers, emphasizing the conditions and costs associated with each solution. The video provides a framework for deciding the best approach based on panel compatibility and budget.

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good day everybody handy the Sparky here electrician from New Jersey and today I want to talk to you guys about full electrical panels and what you should do when the customer has a full capacity electrical panel so the customer wants to add an EV charger outside his home now there's a couple ways to tackle this job guys and there's typically three options and I'm going to list the three options you can give the customer one is to either upgrade the panel and replace it number two is that you can install a sub panel and for those guys who don't know what a sub panel is it's it's a secondary load Center to add additional circuits for the customer lastly number three to save the most amount of money for the customer if they don't want to replace the panel you can always install tandem Breakers see it's got two handles and it can allow two circuits and here's a single pole with the situation that I'm in the customer is going to unfortunately have to get a panel upgrade because this model of panel does not allow tandem Breakers and some models just the way how they're built hope this device can help any electrician out there

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