Location
- 4025 SW Pendleton St, Portland, OR 97221
- Single family residential, 2,278 sq ft, built 1965, one full bath, one half bath
Project Goals
- Panel upgrade
- Prepare us for adding more outlets to the panel (such as during a kitchen remodel)
- Clean up and remove any unnecessary wiring (such as landline phone)
- Wiring for using a generator across all circuits in the house
- Interlock kit
- Generator inlet (we'll be running a wire to the backyard through the garage wall)
- Modify an outlet in the garage (convert a 240V plug that exists from a previous dryer to regular 120V)
Panel & Meter
Service: 150 amps
Panel Model: Federal Pacific (200 amps)
Meter Model: FlexNet 530X CL200
Target Generator Inlet: 50A (7600W / 240V = 31.6 A; to allow for upgrades)
Major appliances:
- Kitchen (electric oven, stove, dishwasher, fridge, disposal)
- Washer/dryer (electric)
- Sub-panel:
- Furnace (natural gas)
- A/C
- Hot tub (portable, 120V)
Consumption history
Panel is to the right of natural gas meter.
Conduit runs across garage, above garage doors.
Meter to the left of garage. Panel is below and on opposite side.
Two grounds to the right of the garage (panel is across garage on the left side). There's also a ground to plumbing below the panel.
Sub-Panel (basement)
Generator
Model: Harbor Freight Predator 9500
- Gasoline (could be converted to natural gas with conversion kit)
- Ideal run location is rear of home under deck. Garage (near panel) is another option.
- (Was considering an upgrade to 13,000 watt tri-fuel model but will stick with the inverter generator for pure sine wave benefits for electronics.)
Outlet
