Timeline for Can I reuse the aluminum feeder wire when I replace a sub-panel?
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 23:32 | comment | added | Ed Beal | How tall is your crawl space, I had a split level that had a section 6’ tall 30x20 We dug out the area 6’7”tall 3’ wide and 48” in front. We had a nice work space down there changed the door way so lawn equipment could be worked on and stored in there, the height was checked several times by the inspector but that panel made it much easier to add a hot tub and lights receptacles down there, today the receptacles would have to be GFCI but if you have 6’6” it is code compliant , I know many inspectors will let the height slide a little if it was preexisting and was being updated to breakers. | |
| Jun 15, 2020 at 23:05 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 15, 2020 at 20:49 | comment | added | DrMoishe Pippik | Electrical regulations vary from place to place. Check you local code, rather than make an expensive mistake that will need to be fixed and inspected. | |
| Jun 15, 2020 at 20:39 | comment | added | Sylvain Cussonnier | Thank you, both panels are preexisting. Main panel is in laundry closet and the subpanel in crawlspace. There is no main breaker in the subpanel. Breaker on feeder line is a 90amp | |
| Jun 15, 2020 at 20:36 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 20:32 | comment | added | FreeMan | Welcome to Home Improvement! Can you add some clarity, please. Are both the main & sub panel in the crawlspace, or just the sub? Are both panels preexisting, or have you already installed 1 as part of the project? Is there a main shutoff breaker in the sub panel, if so, what amp rating? In general Al wiring is just fine so long as the terminals it's attaching to are rated for Al wiring. Also, please take the tour and read the help center. We prefer to have one question at a time, even if the questions are closely related. It makes it easier for those answering and for those who find it in the future. | |
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| Jun 15, 2020 at 20:26 | history | asked | Sylvain Cussonnier | CC BY-SA 4.0 |