Explain why subpanels are often used in residential services.

What will be an ideal response?


To eliminate the need for long circuit runs from the main service panel to the various loads of the system.
To provide for the installation of more circuits than the main service panel will allow.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A. 54° 40', the present southern tip of the Alaska panhandle. B. 36° 30'. C. the 42nd parallel. D. the 49th parallel. E. the 51st parallel.

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