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i am really kicking myself for not doing a 200 amp service when the house was built 5 years ago. I was not really thinking i guess, they were kind enough to give me a 150 amp box :( Maybe i can try to get my neighbors to run a few heavy duty extension cords from their house into my basement :)

We have decided to upgrade the service to 200amp. It just seems like the right thing to do and will allow us for expansion in the future if needed. Thanks for all of the input.

They are not the remodel boxes. Some are the blue adjustable boxes with the metal bracket on the side to mount to a stud. The others are the blue boxes with the blue plastic bracket. I don't know if they are good for metal studs though.

What is the best type of gang box to use on metal studs? Would I be able to use the stockpile of the blue boxes that i have? These are not the boxes with the nails to go into a wood stud.

When i opened my box last night i noticed that some of the breakers have 2 black wires running to them while others only have 1. Are there 2 circuits running off of 1 breaker. These are Square D QO breakers and are also not tandems. The breakers do have a slot on each side of the screw for...