240.24 6'-7" rule

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Sass5150

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Am I loosing my marbles or does 240.24 allow a residential main breaker panel to be mounted at 6'-7" to the center of the main breaker handle?? I've always had it in my mind that it was 5'-6" to CL. Has this been changed for 2005??
 
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240.24(A) is new for the 2005 NEC, however it is the same requirement as found in section 404.8(A). This has been in the code for quite awhile. A few cycles ago, the requirements was 6'6" but was change to 6'7" to match 2.0m.
 
240.24(A) was revised to include the height requirement to the handle....but it's 2005 ~ not 2006...I'm sure you know we are on a 3 year cycle.
 
Thanks, I wonder how the 5'-6" got stuck in my head. Maybe from my first code book in 1981.Yeah, 2006 got it . I tried to edit but it didn't stick. I know one thing...there are alot of disconnects out there at 5"-6"
 
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