Quote from: Marvell1 on May 10, 2017, 06:40:05 AM

Quote from: 64dimensions on May 10, 2017, 03:26:36 AM

Dude,

Stop acting retarded.

The other posters were too diplomatic. You can ONLY run 160 amps continuously off a 200A breaker. This is directly from the NEC, the national electrical code.

It's even worse.

1) The resistivity of copper increases with temperature. This results in a further voltage drop and more wire heating. Depending on the type of wire installed there is a max wire temp.

2) Did it ever occur to you the insurance liability risk you are taking? Most utilities have a documented record of power use. If there was an electrical fire, you could be on record as exceeding the safety limits. Insurance company refuses to pay.

3) Did you get buyin from any other household occupants to run a fire hazard?

no need to be rude , I didnt know about the insurance thing thats good to know, im on 240v so i should be able to run 38000 or so watts and by my calcs im closer to 34000, from the other comments though i suspect i am seeing wattage spikes due to the high ambient temps by appliances or rigs. Im working on moving some rigs to my garage when they add a new meter. seems that 5000g eth hash should be the safer max capacity for a home 200amp install
maybe even 4000

Did you actually check the voltage?

I would be surprised if you'd get 240 volts when all the rigs are running. And since I(A) = P(W) / V(V), with lower voltage you'll trip with fewer rigs.