Hi All,
First I would like to thank everyone for all the great information. I have been lurking around for some time. I have a question about a 200 amp panel on the 3rd floor of a Bed and Breakfast I am working on. I am the 3rd contractor on the job. The contractor who re-wired the building and installed the work bailed out for various reasons. The job has been rough inspected...... somehow. The service to the building is 400 amp. Right inside the building, basement, is a 200 amp panel and a 200 amp disco. These are fed separately with SEU from the 2 barrel lugs from the meter socket. The 200 amp disco feeds a 200 amp panel, about 80 feet away, the wiring inside, on the 3rd floor. The feed for this is SER, 2 hots, covered neutral and bare ground. So my question is, should this be considered a sub-panel and wired accordingly. The bough says no. I may be wrong but it seems like it should be. If I understand the code correctly, the main panel is the 200 amp disco. I have hunted the code and this forum for some time. If I am bring up an old subject I apologize. This job is per 2008 code. The stamped print says it is to be wired per residential codes.
Thank you everyone,
Jim
First I would like to thank everyone for all the great information. I have been lurking around for some time. I have a question about a 200 amp panel on the 3rd floor of a Bed and Breakfast I am working on. I am the 3rd contractor on the job. The contractor who re-wired the building and installed the work bailed out for various reasons. The job has been rough inspected...... somehow. The service to the building is 400 amp. Right inside the building, basement, is a 200 amp panel and a 200 amp disco. These are fed separately with SEU from the 2 barrel lugs from the meter socket. The 200 amp disco feeds a 200 amp panel, about 80 feet away, the wiring inside, on the 3rd floor. The feed for this is SER, 2 hots, covered neutral and bare ground. So my question is, should this be considered a sub-panel and wired accordingly. The bough says no. I may be wrong but it seems like it should be. If I understand the code correctly, the main panel is the 200 amp disco. I have hunted the code and this forum for some time. If I am bring up an old subject I apologize. This job is per 2008 code. The stamped print says it is to be wired per residential codes.
Thank you everyone,
Jim