Does my panel have enough amperage and space for adding two outlets for a stove and refrigerator in my basement? Thanks for your help in advance!
Electrical – Adding Outlets for a Stove and Refrigerator in the Basement
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Best Answer
Not without some rearranging, unless your stove is only 110V (which is more like a hotplate or electric grill, or a gas stove). If that is the case you can put a 2 new breakers on the bottom row to supply 2 new 120V circuits.
In order to have a 220V electric range/oven you need a 240V breaker that spans both phases. A 240V breaker is double height, so you need to remove a breaker from the bottom left or bottom right to make space. One way is remove the 2 on the bottom left, and combine them into a single tandem breaker (2 circuits that take up one space, such as you have in the bottom right). That would leave you room (2 slots) for a 240V on the left, and you'd have a remaining slot on the right for the new 120V circuit.
Edit: 200 amp service is more than enough for almost any house. You can put circuit breakers that add up to more than 200 it’s not a problem. If you ever used more than 200 amps in total your main breaker would flip and at that point you’d know your limits and live with it, or decide to upgrade the service. Realistically that probably won’t be an issue unless your oven was on cleaning cycle, with an AC running or a couple space heaters going, clothes dryer, curling iron, hot water heater, and someone welding while blow drying their hair!