I was under the impression however that you have to use.

If you consult the wire gauge chart, you see that the #0 wire can handle 150 amps.

Webadding a 100 amp subpanel in the basement, will be about 80 feet from the main panel.

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Webso be mindful of everything needing power and choose the amperage rating that suits your needs for power and safety.

I plan to install a 100 amp circuit breaker in the house panel.

Webmost of the reviews mention running it for a 100a subpanel or for like a modular home.

Larger capacity (current) panels are also larger capacity.

The main panel is a 200 amp panel about 300 feet away from the sub.

Webfor sending 100 amps current 150 feet away, we need a wire with at least 162. 5 ampacity.

The specs are listed as 100a max.

It's purpose is expansion and centralization of the utility room in a house.

Webfor example, if you use a 90a feed breaker and 2 awg aluminum wire, you can feed a 100a (or 200a!) panel.

The run to the garage, lug to.

That means that you can install a subpanel of up to 200 amps of a 100.

We usually use copper in the field & i knew off hand that i could use #3 awg,.

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I need to upgrade to a 100 amp panel.

Youโ€™ll want to make sure that the amperage rating for an electrical.

Webi currently have a 50 amp sub panel in my guest house.