Nope, I never said "I" was an electrician, I know the basics, and such, I have no problem with running a circuit or three, heck, I can even wire a 3-way switch, but the specifics of what is "allowed" and what is not, in terms of how many plugs on a 20 amp circuit, or how many 20 amp circuits on a 30 amp sub panel, well, I have to ask, just to be sure.
I spent a few hours this afternoon cleaning up the panel area, and double checking a few things.
I DO have one set of lights that run off the main panel, so if I trip the sub panel, I still have lights.
I have the AC on another circuit that comes off the main panel, not my sub panel, which is good, as in the summer between the AC and the fridge starting up, I would be using a good portion of my power.
I'll also say that in the years I've been using the Dungeon, I've never had a breaker trip, not one.
This is what the main panel looks like, this is in the parking area on the first floor.
Here it is open so you can see the guts.
I've cleaned up the panel area, I finished breaking out the box that is in the wall that the electricians did a poor job of, the box was also about 1/3 full of concrete.
I next moved and upgraded the 3-phase feed into the panel area.
I put in a larger junction box (I know it is BIG, but I had it on hand, it was left over from something) and I added a breaker/switch for the cyclone.
I'll send my Dad these pics and see what he says, if he has no problem with it, I'll not bother changing anything more.
Sure it would be nice to have a fancy nice sleek panel there, but it looks like it will cost me about $120 or so, and the time to do it.
I know it would not pass in Canada, or the US, but then again, I'm not in Canada or the US
The local electrician had a look at this when I did it originally, and he saw no problem with it.
My dad also said, that being a one man shop, the chances of me tripping a breaker is kind of low, especially with most of my large tools on the separate 3-phase power.
Cheers!