Sunday Evening STV

[220/221]

The retrofitted condensing unit landed right in front of the panel.

Still, it's better than the fish pond I had to put a plank over a couple months ago.

 

[480sparky]

Now I wanna know the story behind that garden hose........

 

[JohnJ0906]

It looks like the liquidtight 90? is coming out of a plumbers 90? that is connected to the disconnect.

As well as the liquidtight not being secured.

 

[peter d]

Well the service panel is outside and everyone knows the proper place for that is in the basement. :wink:

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[480sparky]

Since Chris isn't forthcoming with any help, I'll offer this hint:

It has to do with measurements.

 

[scrooge]

Meter upside down?

 

[RJohnsonMasterElectrician]

3' in front of electrical equipment, 110

p.s. the rafters are on uncovered on the far side of fence which is screwing up the electrons from flowing unbroken through the conduit from the broken bottom of the meter socket.

 

[480sparky]

3' in front of electrical equipment, 110

Nope.

 

[peter d]

I see the problem. There's a broom handle leaning up against a windowsill. That's clearly not a listed use for a broom handle.

 

[220/221]

Is the meter cover on upside down or is it kicked out from the settling?

 

[LarryFine]

Is the meter cover on upside down or is it kicked out from the settling?

The latter.

 

[chris kennedy]

I was thinking 110.13.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

I was thinking 110.13.

(A) or (B)?

 

[chris kennedy]

(A) or (B)?

B. The equipment was mounted before the wall was stuccoed.

110.13(B) Cooling. Electrical equipment that depends on the natural circulation of air and convection principles for cooling of exposed surfaces shall be installed so that room airflow over such surfaces is not prevented by walls or by adjacent installed equipment. For equipment designed for floor mounting, clearance between top surfaces and adjacent surfaces shall be provided to dissipate rising warm air.
Electrical equipment provided with ventilating openings shall be installed so that walls or other obstructions do not prevent the free circulation of air through the equipment.

 

[monkey]

If that is the case then 90% of our service panels in Arizona are in violation. Make that 95%.

 

[220/221]

Actually, 100% of our service panels in AZ are in violation because none of the cables entering them are secured to the enclosure.

I learned that here

 

[pbeasley]

This should be quick and painless. House built in the early 80's. Back then POCO supplied us with the meter bases and a 2" RMC riser with a kick on the bottom.

Is there an EGC to the Cable/TelCo box? Around here there would be a nice green #10 across the face of that sea of brown...

 

[iwire]

I was thinking 110.13.

So in your opinion panels can never be flush mounted?

IMO panels do not require airflow as described in 110.13.

 

[glene77is]

Kennedy,

Do you have a Service Line and Load in the same Meter conduit?

I wonder how the Load side from the Meter gets to the Panel?

 

[iwire]

Chris, is it possible you where thinking of 312.2 which requires a 1/4" air space behind panel cabinets mounted in wet locations?