Nec 225.33 max # disconnects for a feeder

[Jpflex]

If a service to a residential house, on its load side supplies a feeder to an adjacent house or structure and the second house uses its inside subpannel as the first point of its disconnecting means NEC 225.31 and code says the maximum number of disconnects for the supply is six or

((( is limited to "six circuit breakers mounted in a single enclosure" )))

Obviously nec is cannot be counting the branch circuit breakers for this single sub pannel enclosure because more than 6 branch circuits would be needed.

Im sure they are referring only to the feeder disconnects but the necs choice of wording is erroneous when they say that such a house or structure:

"can be fed by no more than one feeder and must terminate into a single enclosure with no more than 6 breakers"

And if this is the case doesnt the main subpannel breaker serve also as the supply disconnect without having a dedicated pull switch to serve this?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

If a service to a residential house, on its load side supplies a feeder to an adjacent house or structure and the second house uses its inside subpannel as the first point of its disconnecting means NEC 225.31 and code says the maximum number of disconnects for the supply is six or

((( is limited to "six circuit breakers mounted in a single enclosure" )))

Obviously nec is cannot be counting the branch circuit breakers for this single sub pannel enclosure because more than 6 branch circuits would be needed.

Im sure they are referring only to the feeder disconnects but the necs choice of wording is erroneous when they say that such a house or structure:

"can be fed by no more than one feeder and must terminate into a single enclosure with no more than 6 breakers"

And if this is the case doesnt the main subpannel breaker serve also as the supply disconnect without having a dedicated pull switch to serve this?

It is counting all breakers in that panel. So under the code rules, you could supply up to a maximum of 6 circuits. You are going to need a disconnect on the line side of the adjacent structure panel.

 

[Jpflex]

It is counting all breakers in that panel. So under the code rules, you could supply up to a maximum of 6 circuits. You are going to need a disconnect on the line side of the adjacent structure panel.

I thought the main breaker or breakers terminating on the load side of the service were subject to 6 breaker limit but not service pannel branch circuit breakers?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I thought the main breaker or breakers terminating on the load side of the service were subject to 6 breaker limit but not service pannel branch circuit breakers?

It is my understanding that the breakers in the panel at the second building are being used for the required second building disconnect. Unless there is a main disconnect at the building on the line side of the panel, you cannot have more than 6 breakers in the panel no matter what their function is.