No Room In Electrical Panel - Quick Fix

Summary by Krater

An electrician demonstrates three methods for combining circuits inside an electrical panel to free up breaker space, explaining the requirements, rules, and code violations associated with pigtailed, tandem, and standard breakers.

From the video

Answers: How do I combine circuits in an electrical panel?

• Electrical panel circuit combination
• Pigtail wire connectors
• Tandem breakers
• National Electrical Code panel limits
• Circuit sizing and load calculation

What it concludes

• Lighting circuits and loads should be combined first when looking for lightly loaded circuits because they use significantly less power than modern LED loads.
• Pigtailing wires into WAGO lever nuts is the least intimidating option for homeowners to combine circuits.
• Square D panels allow for two conductors per breaker in some common instances for both HOM and QO series.
• Inserting an Eaton breaker into any slot other than the bottom five on either side of the bus is a code violation of the panel's manufacturing, listing, and labeling.