Help 100amp service will this be safe

[getogrow]

Yeah I was wondering what you were looking at lol

i could of swore that one with the red wire was his. i thought i double checked....guess not ....my bad. This is electrical so i should of triple checked. 100% my fault.

 

[getogrow]

Get an electrician, I’ve already seen enough stupid statements on here to burn 10 houses down!!

ahh, one comment is ignorant but nothing to burn a house down. its not that bad yet.

 

[Go go n chill]

ahh, one comment is ignorant but nothing to burn a house down. its not that bad yet.

80 amp sub panel from 100 amp service.... lol

 

[Go go n chill]

It’s blunt:30 here, time to burn one

 

[Renfro]

80 amp sub panel from 100 amp service.... lol

I have a 125 amp subpanel off my 150 amp service. Typical loading is around 90 amps per leg out of the 100 that's available off the subpanel for continuous use. lol Converted the range/oven, clothes dryer and water heater to natural gas to free up the power. Believe it or not, I have yet to have a main breaker trip event.

 

[Renfro]

Got my 120 volt loads well balanced.

 

[Go go n chill]

I have a 125 amp subpanel off my 150 amp service. Typical loading is around 90 amps per leg out of the 100 that's available off the subpanel for continuous use. lol Converted the range/oven, clothes dryer and water heater to natural gas to free up the power. Believe it or not, I have yet to have a main breaker trip event.

You made allocations for it. People need to understand the capabilities of their electric services.
I see sub panels all the time that SAY one thing but can’t handle the load for a number of reasons

 

[Go go n chill]

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Got my 120 volt loads well balanced.

Cool. I just think RIU or any other forum is a bad place to seek electrical advice. Contractors need eyes on things to really see what is needed... just my experienced opinion

 

[cobshopgrow]

Just the cases I have personally seen it holds true that the driver/ballast is more efficient when the line voltage is closer to the output voltage.

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Yeah that chart shows a variance of output voltages versus the efficiency but I have seen spec sheets that showed a small difference between 120v, 240, 277 input voltage and the lower voltage (120) was more efficient as it was closer to the target output voltage. Either way, the differences are usually small.

As to the usage of higher voltage to deliver a given amount of watts, it's main savings is in copper as higher amperage feeds require larger conductor diameter.

i havent seen a meanwell driver working less eifficient with a lower input voltage, PJDiaz is right there.
what youre showing above is the lower the output voltage the less eifficient it is, true especially below 48V.
but we need to consider that the stated 93.5% in your example can just be reached with a higher voltage then 115V.
with 115V he will probably never go above about 90% efficiency (green line).
also often forgotten, when you max out the driver at 115V efficiency takes a small dip over 80% load.
probably the isolating transformer is maxed out, the resistance of the winding comes in to play at this load.

 

[Renfro]

i havent seen a meanwell driver working less eifficient with a lower input voltage, PJDiaz is right there.
what youre showing above is the lower the output voltage the less eifficient it is, true especially below 48V.
but we need to consider that the stated 93.5% in your example can just be reached with a higher voltage then 115V.
with 115V he will probably never go above about 90% efficiency (green line).
also often forgotten, when you max out the driver at 115V efficiency takes a small dip over 80% load.
probably the isolating transformer is maxed out, the resistance of the winding comes in to play at this load.
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This is from the HLG-240H-54B driver, the one I use around here and the one I stated those facts from:



As you can see 98% at 115vac and 95% at 230vac

 

[Renfro]

I simply stated that the input voltage being closer to the output voltage means the driver has to do less change to the voltage and therefore runs more efficient. As I stated this is something I have seen in other devices but not guaranteed on all.

 

[cobshopgrow]

youre refering to the power factor not the efficiency vs. load.
nowhere in the workd you pay for the blind power losses, exept some industrial users who have a extra counter for it installed.
also its the percentage for it is not directly comparable between 115 and 230V.

 

[cobshopgrow]

I simply stated that the input voltage being closer to the output voltage means the driver has to do less change to the voltage and therefore runs more efficient. As I stated this is something I have seen in other devices but not guaranteed on all.

thats not wrong, but dont fit to the meanwell drivers.

 

[Renfro]

THIS is a meanwell driver

HLG-240H Series Datasheet by MEAN WELL USA Inc. | Digi-Key Electronics

View HLG-240H Series Datasheet by MEAN WELL USA Inc. and other related components here.

www.digikey.com

 

[cobshopgrow]

yes, i copied the relevant chart from this datgasheet which i posted above.
youre mixing up blind power with the overall efficiency.
this is what is relevant for us, form your above linked datasheet.
its quite clear.

https://www.meanwell.com/Upload/PDF/HLG-240H/HLG-240H-SPEC.PDF

 

[meangreengrowinmachine]

80 amp sub panel from 100 amp service.... lol

Ah ha this is what my brother was trying to explain to me... maybe what I need to do is find out which circuits I can load balance against.

 

[Go go n chill]

Ah ha this is what my brother was trying to explain to me... maybe what I need to do is find out which circuits I can load balance against.

It would make things safer, spreading the loads out across the panel evenly. Just because the car speedometer says180mph it doesn’t mean the engine likes to rev that high ya know? In old homes there are often shiny new panels with zero permit sticker and have “ lots of spaces for breakers” just an accident waiting to happen. Happy growing my friend

 

[meangreengrowinmachine]

It would make things safer, spreading the loads out across the panel evenly. Just because the car speedometer says180mph it doesn’t mean the engine likes to rev that high ya know? In old homes there are often shiny new panels with zero permit sticker and have “ lots of spaces for breakers” just an accident waiting to happen. Happy growing my friend

Thanks man!

 

[getogrow]

In old homes there are often shiny new panels with zero permit sticker and have “ lots of spaces for breakers” just an accident waiting to happen. Happy growing my friend

A guy has to start somewhere. If i just moved into an old home with a shiny new panel, then whats my next step to grow ? How does a guy know whats available ? One quick glance at your post and i assume im full and cannot grow or add anything to my panel.

I understand trying to be safe on a forum but i also understand when someone needs help or has real world questions. We wouldnt need a forum if we all knew electricity.

 

[Go go n chill]

A guy has to start somewhere. If i just moved into an old home with a shiny new panel, then whats my next step to grow ? How does a guy know whats available ? One quick glance at your post and i assume im full and cannot grow or add anything to my panel.

I understand trying to be safe on a forum but i also understand when someone needs help or has real world questions. We wouldnt need a forum if we all knew electricity.

Well, it is like I said several posts ago in this thread call an electrician. If the homeowner could decide the gauge of wire used for his main service then he could also figure out how much current the system could handle and then go from there.