main breaker

Originally Posted By: nbhi
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Why would a the main panel in the house have 4 breakers labeled, main? They are rated: 60. 2-30 and a 50. No sub panels. Thanks


Originally Posted By: Joey D’Adamo
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gschering wrote:
Why would a the main panel in the house have 4 breakers labeled, main? They are rated: 60. 2-30 and a 50. No sub panels. Thanks


Might be a "split bus" panel. Were these breakers off on their own on either the top or bottom of the panel? Did one of these breakers (maybe the 60) appear to feed a bunch below? I'm guessing you probably saw a split bus panel. Do a search on the forums here for split bus panel and see if some of the pictures you see match what you saw.


Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell
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Yup that sounds like a split bus panel. The 60 feeds the 120v breakers/fuses below and my guess is a dryer, water heater and stove for the 30,30,50