Timeline for Location of breaker panel
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| Jul 15, 2017 at 21:22 | comment | added | Kris | The 6 1/2 ft clearance doesn't pertain to residential for 2014 Code | |
| Jun 10, 2017 at 14:00 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | My sister owned a new and very well made house which had the main panel on an outside wall of the integral garage under or beside the meter. This contained the main breaker and all of the other 2-pole breakers (range, a/c condensing unit, clothes dryer). On the inside of this wall in the garage was a sub-panel with two columns of 1-pole breakers for all the other wiring in the house. To me this is a strange arrangement. Wouldn't the outside panel expose the breakers in it to more moisture? If there is an emergency need to shut off the power, it's outside to get to the main breaker. | |
| Jun 9, 2017 at 15:11 | comment | added | Retired Master Electrician | Notice I mentioned NEC Article 110.26. It calls for a dedicated area - 30" wide, 3' of unobstructed room in front, a working clearance height of 6.5' and a maximum of 6' above where no storage would be allowed, and no more than a 6" protrusion of any kind in the dedicated area. If you can meet those requirements inside of a pantry or any other closet, then you could argue with the AHJ, that its meets NEC requirements. Good luck. | |
| Jun 9, 2017 at 2:29 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | It's terrible, those pantry fires. | |
| Jun 8, 2017 at 22:35 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | ...are the contents of a pantry "easily ignitable?" Good question...because I actually suspect a panel full of flour dust/powdered sugar/cocoa powder/cornstarch probably could blow its top. goes to look at the NEMA ratings table | |
| Jun 8, 2017 at 21:55 | comment | added | Ed Beal | A pantry would work but not a clothes closet. | |
| Jun 8, 2017 at 20:52 | comment | added | isherwood | What qualifies as a closet? Is a 6'x6' pantry a closet? 12'x12'? | |
| Jun 8, 2017 at 20:37 | history | answered | Retired Master Electrician | CC BY-SA 3.0 |