Electrical panel location?

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I am sure i am interpreting section 110.26 correctly. beside the height (max) is there a min height requirement? Also does it required clearance between panel, horizontally?

Is it possible i could installed a 12 positions panel at the location in red? PANEL LOCATION.jpg
 
No minimum height requirement

No clearance left or right as long as working space in front is as wide as the enclosure or 30", whichever is greater, and panel door or hinged panel, if any, can open 90?.

I don't see any problem with installation of panel indicated in red as long transformer doesn't encroach on working space.
 
There is no minimum height. There is no minimum horizontal separation between panels. However, if one panel is significantly deeper than another, there is a possibility of running into trouble on working space requirements. Each panel has to have at least 30 inches of space in a left-to-right direction, starting at the front face of the panel. The panel does not need to be in the center of that 30 inches. Also, the 30 inches can overlap the working space of an adjacent panel. An example of a potential violation would be to put a 22" wide, 6" deep panel in between two panels that are each 14" deep, with only two inches of horizontal separation on either side of the panel in the middle. So it is possible that a panel could be located in the red box of your sketch. But watch out for panel depth issues.
 
Thanks for the quick answer. however under 110.26 (2) the width of the working space shall be 30" wide regardless the panel width, is there going be a problem?
 
thewire said:
Thanks for the quick answer. however under 110.26 (2) the width of the working space shall be 30" wide regardless the panel width, is there going be a problem?
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That depends on the depths of the various panels. Did you understand my example of a violation from my earlier post?

 
charlie b said:
That depends on the depths of the various panels. Did you understand my example of a violation from my earlier post?
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Yes..i understand your example. I saw Smart$ post but didn't see your post when I was replying to him.

so if I use the same depth panel, it should be good to go.

thanks again!
 
thewire said:
Thanks for the quick answer. however under 110.26 (2) the width of the working space shall be 30" wide regardless the panel width, is there going be a problem?
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You didn't state any measurements... so can't tell from here. :p

Usual remedy for panel depth issues Charlie mentioned is to space out the panel with lesser depth (most often done with strut).
 
pjholguin said:
Is that a panel above the transformer? If it's you have a problem with the depth. Because the transformer has a large profile.
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If it is close to the exact relationships shown in the picture, the new panel might be OK because all of the required clearance width could be to the right of the left edge of the panel and the transformer might not intrude into that space.
OTOH, the existing unlabelled square's location above the transformer might or might not have been compliant at the time it or the transformer was installed. Does that square need working space? :(
 
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