The 150 AMP circuit breaker panel in my house is extremely crowded but I need to add new circuits and I'm trying to decide the most practical way to do this. I recently took out an electric heat pump so I have a 60 AMP double-pole breaker space available. Rather than replacing the old box would it be acceptable, legal, and safe (per code) to run a new service panel off of that breaker space and run the new circuits off the new box? TIA
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20 years ago