Nec 230.7

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I have two 1200A SE Panelboards each having it's service and feeders coming from the bottom. Both have their own main breaker and go back as seperate service laterals to the building transformer.

We want to take two of the feeder circuits on panel 1 and move it to panel 2. The tought is to run conduit out the top of panel 2 and in to the top of panel 1 and then lug it to the conductors that are in panel 1.

This would make it so I have some of the feeder cables in service panel 1 having it's OCPD from panel 2. I believe NEC 230.7 and NEC 312.8 let me do this as long as the space permits. But I wanted to run this by you guys for feedback.
 
I don't see how 230.7 applies to your proposed install. If your two services comply with 230.2(C)(1), I don't see a problem yet an unusual install and something here doesn't seem right.
 
I think we might be talking about two different issues. I think you thought I was talking about having two services or not. That is not my issue as there is only one service with 2 service laterals.

Panel 1 will have a feeder cable going vertical from the top of the panelboard to the bottom of it that is actaully protected by a breaker in panel 2. There will be a splice of some type to connect the conductor in panel 1 that was protected originally in panel 1, but now will be protected from panel 2. Otherwise we will have to run all new conduit overhead for the relocated feeder.
 
Bjenks said:
I have two 1200A SE Panelboards each having it's service and feeders coming from the bottom. Both have their own main breaker and go back as seperate service laterals to the building transformer.

We want to take two of the feeder circuits on panel 1 and move it to panel 2. The tought is to run conduit out the top of panel 2 and in to the top of panel 1 and then lug it to the conductors that are in panel 1.

This would make it so I have some of the feeder cables in service panel 1 having it's OCPD from panel 2. I believe NEC 230.7 and NEC 312.8 let me do this as long as the space permits. But I wanted to run this by you guys for feedback.
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In the second paragraph i lose you ,,Running a pipe from one panel to the other panel is fine,,,, but what you are trying to do is not clear
Are you trying to move circuit loades from panel 1 to panel 2 ??
 
Bjenks said:
I think we might be talking about two different issues. I think you thought I was talking about having two services or not. That is not my issue as there is only one service with 2 service laterals.

Panel 1 will have a feeder cable going vertical from the top of the panelboard to the bottom of it that is actaully protected by a breaker in panel 2. There will be a splice of some type to connect the conductor in panel 1 that was protected originally in panel 1, but now will be protected from panel 2. Otherwise we will have to run all new conduit overhead for the relocated feeder.
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From what i under stand you have two feeder circuits ,,one feeds panel one and one feed panel 2:confused:
 
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