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1. 
   jackplane | Mar 13, 2008 02:23pm | #1

   I'm no sparky, but I'd guess 100A to start for that size and load.

   A panel surge protector would be a good deal more than outlet protectors, but offer better protection.

   Expert since 10 am.

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   drh | Mar 13, 2008 05:41pm | #2

   This may help:

   http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/PDF/Free/Service_Feeder_Calculations.pdf

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   Riversong | Mar 13, 2008 11:11pm | #3

   Sounds like you need your own powerplant.

   Ever hear of conservation?

    

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   loucarabasi | Mar 17, 2008 12:17am | #4

   Riversong, We are very green at home. Solar for heat, not much plastic around here either!!! We just put an order in for a smart car. I try and pass it on to customers as much as I can. The well off don't usaully budge and I have many mouths to feed!!! Paper towels are a big waste Too!!! Dont get me started on diapers!!!

   -Lou

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   Riversong | Mar 17, 2008 01:04am | #5

   The well off don't usaully budge and I have many mouths to feed!!!

   I feel for you.  Since my son is grown and long gone, I can turn down any work which isn't consistent with my values.

   Dont get me started on diapers!!!

   Donella Meadows did an intersting study decades ago comparing the environmental impact of cloth diapers vs disposables, and she determined that cotton diapers had a greater negative impact because of the pesticides (most of any crop) used on cotton, the amount of water needed to launder cloth diapers, and the amount of bleach which goes into the ground water because of it.

     

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   loucarabasi | Mar 18, 2008 12:28pm | #6

   I did not know that!!!  the study on the cloth diapers!!!

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   Riversong | Mar 18, 2008 07:41pm | #7

   Moral of the story: nothing is as simple as it appears.