Understand the Problem - Full Electrical Panel

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

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The video introduces the common problem of needing to add a new electrical circuit, such as for an electric vehicle (EV) charger, but finding that the existing 200 AMP main electrical panel is already at full capacity. This situation requires a solution to create space or additional capacity for the new load. The presenter shows a typical full electrical panel and implies the need for a multimeter for diagnostic purposes, though not explicitly demonstrating its use in this segment.

Goal: Recognize the need for additional electrical capacity.

Tools and materials

Full Electrical Panel — The existing electrical distribution point in the home, which is at full capacity
Multimeter Unspecified — Checking voltage and amperage (implied for assessing electrical system status)

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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

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