The inspection yesterday was interesting. The combined cottages had 3 sub-panels, each sub-panel has a 100AMP rating and no main breaker at the panel. If the panel is rated for 100AMP’s, does that mean if you add up the installed breaker AMPS, 20A, 15A, 60A, 20A, 20A, 15A, the panel is overloaded?
As long as the 100 amp feed wires have over current protection for 100 amps at the main service. It should be OK. Is there no means of diconnection in each cottage? The wires tapped under the feeders looks scarry!!!
there is no located main breaker, the whole system is a little scary, one panel has double tapped main lugs, 2 have knock-outs missing, wires not secure at panel and multiple double taps.
There is only one meter on the outside. From what I can tell, the meter feeds inside the “first” house into one of those enclosed metal raceways (for lack of a better description and actaul name of system component) then from the raceway it branches off to the other two identical panels.
I guess I should have pulled off the raceway cover, but I really didn’t want to go there.
I did not look for the Aluminum rating, but will remember for next time because the feeders are Aluminum.
The meter does not have a breaker.
I apologize for not having the correct photo of the layout on the inside showing the raceway, I thought I got it when I took the photo.