how high can a main breaker be?

[wireperson]

in a single family residence, main in garage , how high can it be? and where is th cod reference , I don't see it in art. 230

 

[George Stolz]

See 404.8.

 

[jumper]

in a single family residence, main in garage , how high can it be? and where is th cod reference , I don't see it in art. 230

240.24 Location in or on Premises.
(A) Accessibility. Overcurrent devices shall be readily accessible
and shall be installed so that the center of the grip
of the operating handle of the switch or circuit breaker,
when in its highest position, is not more than 2.0 m (6 ft
7 in.) above the floor or working platform, unless one of the
following applies:

(1) For busways, as provided in 368.17(C).
(2) For supplementary overcurrent protection, as described
in 240.10.
(3) For overcurrent devices, as described in 225.40 and
230.92.
(4) For overcurrent devices adjacent to utilization equipment
that they supply, access shall be permitted to be
by portable means.

 

[cowboyjwc]

What Jumper said. 6'7".

It used to be 6'6", but when they changed the code to metric first 6'7" made the metric an even number.