A customer want me to replace an existing 100 amp panelboard in his mobile home. He says his water heater does not work - and the problem has been traced to the panel. It is an old spllt bus panel located in a bedroom clothes closet.
Two things
- 550.10 states that a 50 amp maximum feeder is allowed for a mobile home. (I assume that is for a power cord only situation) The outdoor circuit breaker has a 100 amp breaker with a permanent PVC feeder installed. I also looked at the neighbors and he too had a 100 amp breaker main. Is this permitted?
Also 550-11 states no panel in a clothes closet. Can this panel be replaced because it is an exiting installation with it being just a repair?
Or do I have to relocate the panel and all the branch circuits?
And under the same section 550-11 - it states the panel must have 40 or 50 amp fuses for a power cord. Can I install a standard 100 amp panel in here? or does it need to be a split bus?
Thoughts?
Two things
- 550.10 states that a 50 amp maximum feeder is allowed for a mobile home. (I assume that is for a power cord only situation) The outdoor circuit breaker has a 100 amp breaker with a permanent PVC feeder installed. I also looked at the neighbors and he too had a 100 amp breaker main. Is this permitted?
Also 550-11 states no panel in a clothes closet. Can this panel be replaced because it is an exiting installation with it being just a repair?
Or do I have to relocate the panel and all the branch circuits?
And under the same section 550-11 - it states the panel must have 40 or 50 amp fuses for a power cord. Can I install a standard 100 amp panel in here? or does it need to be a split bus?
Thoughts?