How do you enter a surface mounted outdoor cabinet from inside a wall?

hbiss said:
For any number of reasons that don't apply to a disconnect or FS box, a service panel is different. The Code can easily say no outside service panels which eliminates the entry issue as an added bonus.

-Hal
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There is no difference except for the entry into the panel below the live parts. All FS boxes would require a wet location rated entry into the box, a panel cabinet would require the same wet location entry rating if above live parts.
 
marmathsen said:
Is that explicitly written in the code somewhere? Or are we to infer that from the descriptions in 110.28?

I guess I was assuming it would be written as clearly as 300.9 if enclosures have a similar requirement.

Rob G
Seattle
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I am going on the NEMA designation requirements
 
Strathead said:
If it is NEMA 3R, as I stated, it is a wet location.
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Kind of is kind of is not.

If it were a wet location you wouldn't have breakers inside of it. But at same time unless you are in fairly dry region, you generally will have some condensation form within it pretty much on a daily basis. Rain water should not enter, at least not above the level of live components.
 
hbiss said:
It's time for the Code to prohibit outside service panels. Then there will be no excuse.
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Then you would need to create "indoors" for applications that have a service but don't have "indoors". I run into a lot of this on farms.

Then there is some livestock facilities where outdoors is a overall better location than indoors. Aside from possible working space issues, it gets you out of the corrosive environment if you place it outside. Sure you could put it in appropriate rated plastic or stainless enclosure but corrosion eventually gets to the breakers and bus bars. It often still gets to them when on exterior in many cases but they generally last a lot longer outside than inside.
 
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