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Posted by Erik Dillenkofer on November 20, 2006, 6:01 am
The main line switch needs to be installed near the service entrance
location. You can ask your electrical contractor to install a combination
meter enclosure/main line switch device (the meter enclosure has a built in
main line switch), then you can place the panel anywhere you'd like
...except for in a closet or in a bathroom. The panel needs 30" clearance on
either side, and 36" clearance from the front to meet code.
> I'm building a new house in the country. There are no inspection
> issues as the county doesn't do that. However, we do want to adhere to
> code wherever possible. I built my current house and this new one will
> be elsewhere on the same property. I do plan to have an electrician do
> the breaker box(es) and supply from the utility, the meter etc. One
> question I have though, is can the breaker box be located centrally so
> that it's shorter runs to where the electrical needs to go throughout
> the house. Regarding some sort of main shutoff, I was thinking of
> having a cutoff switch just inside the garage door, but then the
> breakers in a box centrally located in the house.
>
> Is this a logical thing to do, and if so, what is the main cutoff
> actually called? If I'm talking with an electrician, how do I explain
> what it is we want to do here?
>
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