can 2 townhouse buildings share 1 house panel?

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can 2 townhouse buildings share 1 house panel? it will only for maintenance receptacles for the outdoor a/c units. if yes, can i put the house panel in the wall beside a meter center in onr of the building? -thanks
 
I often see the receptacles for the outdoor HVAC units on the house panel as opposed to having multiple receptacles, one from each tenant space.
 
petersonra said:
Who is paying for the juice?

Also, why would a receptacle associated with a specific unit be on a house panel?
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With energy costs the way they are, I cannot imagine a landlord who was willing to absorb the cooling costs. It leaves no incentive for the individual tennant to economize.

If it were only the common space AC in an apartment or condo situation, that would be different.
 
kvinpen said:
can 2 townhouse buildings share 1 house panel? it will only for maintenance receptacles for the outdoor a/c units. if yes, can i put the house panel in the wall beside a meter center in onr of the building? -thanks
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I see no reason why not.

petersonra said:
Who is paying for the juice?

Also, why would a receptacle associated with a specific unit be on a house panel?
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Not for a specific unit; one for the entire building.

rjniles said:
Feed to the second building requires a disconnect grouped with the other disconnect for the building
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Even if it's a single circuit that would otherwise require no disconnect?

GoldDigger said:
With energy costs the way they are, I cannot imagine a landlord who was willing to absorb the cooling costs. It leaves no incentive for the individual tennant to economize.

If it were only the common space AC in an apartment or condo situation, that would be different.
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This is for a maintenance receptacle for each entire building's A/C units.
 
I'm confused here. A townhouse to me indicates legally separate structures and each unit owns the land they sit on and the building to the roof.. They units just happen to be connected. As such, there are no common areas or house electric. They each get an electric service attached to their structure. Nothing passes through or between units.
 
Its a big land with multiple townhouses. 1 landlord, multiple townhouse. The maintenance receptacles are for a/c repairs if needed and other house use, not for actual ac unit. I was thinking 2 of the townhouses to share 1 house panel to save on adding another panel. But i think i will have to put the panel anyway to have separate house panel per townhouse. Thanks
 
kvinpen said:
can 2 townhouse buildings share 1 house panel? it will only for maintenance receptacles for the outdoor a/c units. if yes, can i put the house panel in the wall beside a meter center in onr of the building? -thanks
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I’m with a couple others here..
Is it a townhouse or a condominium?
I would think the rules are different depending on which type of residence.
Townhome, I say no. As suggested above it’s like a single residence, just sharing a common wall. Townhouse owners own inside and outside..
Condo, it’s like an apartment you own.
The house panel serves everything outside the units that can be used by maintenance personnel.
 
Forget the extra expenses ... extend from an existing circuit. How much power is going to be used for maintenance purposes ?
Seems you are trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist.
How did this development get finalized without a Maintenace Outlet ?
 
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Typically, in a townhouse, each unit has its own condensing unit or heat pump and the maintenance outlet is part of each units wiring and there is no house panel. Common loads such as irrigation pumps & controllers and fed from the house service. The solution really depends upon the true classification of the buildings. Either way, the maintenance outlet cannot be more than 25 feet from the HVAC unit.
 
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