Tight fit for a 42 slot panel

[kwired]

We do a number of the 200A 20space main load centers with 100A 22 space subpanels where the basements are built with inset basement walls in many split level homes, the installation fit the small vertical space.

Are you talking about a concrete foundation wall only part of the way and a framed wall the rest of the way to ceiling? The framed wall has to be flush with the concrete wall or else you have a 110.26(A)(3) violation.

You can always surface mount the panel(s) and you will have from floor to ceiling to work with less whatever 6'-7" max breaker height leaves you.

 

[iwire]

In many areas the utility will only allow certain meter sockets.

He could still install load center or disconnects after the meter on exterior of building even if limited to certain meter sockets by POCO.

Of course he could, I did not say otherwise.


But the link we were talking about went to a combination meter socket load center and were I am the power company would likely not accept that combo unit.

 

[satcom]

Are you talking about a concrete foundation wall only part of the way and a framed wall the rest of the way to ceiling? The framed wall has to be flush with the concrete wall or else you have a 110.26(A)(3) violation.

You can always surface mount the panel(s) and you will have from floor to ceiling to work with less whatever 6'-7" max breaker height leaves you.

without a picture of the work area it is difficult to see his problem, but there are many ways to resolve mounting a loadcenter.

on the concrete foundation many of the splits built in the 60s thru the 80's were built with 12" Block up 5 feet from the basement floor level then switched to 8" block for the additional height, the services were usually installed in the 3ft upper space, and they were 60A 8 or 12 space and some of the older ones were 60A with switch breakers, a small box.

So when it came time to up grade you could either fit a a box 28 inches in hight or build out the top area and install a back board for say a 200A load center.