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- Panel Is Full: Tandem Breakers, Subpanels, and What's Actually Legal
A full panel is a wire-landing problem, not a capacity problem - a 200 A service with a full panel still has 200 A. What NEC 408.54 caps, why Class CTL slots reject tandems, and why a subpanel usually beats an upgrade.
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- 05 Aug, 2026
Panel Is Full: Tandem Breakers, Subpanels, and What's Actually Legal
A full panel is a wire-landing problem, not a capacity problem - a 200 A service with a full panel still has 200 A. What NEC 408.54 caps, why Class CTL slots reject tandems, and why a subpanel usually beats an upgrade.
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