Brandon Loyd
Senior Member
Isn't there a minimum height from the floor to the bottom breaker of a panel?
Isn't there a minimum height from the floor to the bottom breaker of a panel?
Not that I know of, just a max to the center of a OCPD.
Found it:
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.
Not even a minimum height from bus bars to the floor?
Depending on where your panel is and if it is service equipment this may apply....
550.32 Service Equipment.
(F) Mounting Height. Outdoor mobile home disconnecting means shall be installed so the bottom of the enclosure containing the disconnecting means is not less than 600 mm (2 ft) above finished grade or working platform. The disconnecting means shall be installed so that the center of the grip of the operating handle, when in the highest position, is not more than 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) above the finished grade or working platform.
Pete
Not even a minimum height from bus bars to the floor?
I've seen a lot of comments similar to this. The code, and anyone's intent, is to be as safe as possible, without being impractical. Do we want to make something 100% foolproof while just the electrical cost of a house would be 2mill dollars? Who could afford those houses? And mind you, even then they wouldn't be 100%, so how about 10mill? is that acceptable? The buss duct disco falls into that category. Not sure how much buss duct have you bought, but is DAMN expensive.
So do we make it 100% foolproof and no one can afford it? or do we consider the impractical part of it? Again, I stress on no one being able to afford it. I know you can not put price on a life, but a safety measure no one can afford doesn't help anyone. A live forever drug that cost 100 trillion dollars doesn't help anybody.
I think he is talking about the cost of toilet seats on the space shuttle.Huh?:-? I do not understand.
I think he is talking about the cost of toilet seats on the space shuttle.
I've seen a lot of comments similar to this. The code, and anyone's intent, is to be as safe as possible, without being impractical. Do we want to make something 100% foolproof while just the electrical cost of a house would be 2mill dollars? Who could afford those houses? And mind you, even then they wouldn't be 100%, so how about 10mill? is that acceptable? The buss duct disco falls into that category. Not sure how much buss duct have you bought, but is DAMN expensive.
So do we make it 100% foolproof and no one can afford it? or do we consider the impractical part of it? Again, I stress on no one being able to afford it. I know you can not put price on a life, but a safety measure no one can afford doesn't help anyone. A live forever drug that cost 100 trillion dollars doesn't help anybody.
Huh?:-? I do not understand.
Depending on where your panel is and if it is service equipment this may apply....
550.32 Service Equipment.
(F) Mounting Height. Outdoor mobile home disconnecting means shall be installed so the bottom of the enclosure containing the disconnecting means is not less than 600 mm (2 ft) above finished grade or working platform. The disconnecting means shall be installed so that the center of the grip of the operating handle, when in the highest position, is not more than 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) above the finished grade or working platform.
Pete
dont feel lonesome , you have company , cost of buss bars ? :-?:-?
Your local power company may have a minimum height for meter/mains. SMUD requires a minimum of 48" to the center of the meter.