Hi all,
Bought a house, built in 1938 with two remodels done in the late 90s. Electrical work was permitted, but is neither rational nor clean.
I want to add a subpanel for additional circuits (and redoing some of the existing circuits) to bring the house into reasonable shape. The configuration of the house would require an interior subpanel to be very visible from the living spaces - unacceptable according to SWMBO. There are a few places that I could place one, but I've ruled them out as they are far removed from both the circuits and service entrance, and would be very difficult to wire (second floor, no attic access, v. limited crawlspace, plaster walls.
I'm in N. California, where old construction and the majority of new construction use external panels. My SE is a semi-flush meter/load center combo. I'd like to mount the sub-panel outside, but want a clean installation. Can I place a surface mount panel in a semi-flush configuration? I.E., can a 3R panel be mounted partially extending through siding into a stud cavity? Is this a listing issue?
I know that I'd have to find an exterior (3R) panel that has sufficient depth to ensure that most of the KOs would be in-wall. Ideally, I'd run the NM right up into the panel from below. (I understand to not exceed the NM clamp listed capacity - 1, 2, or maybe even 3 cables/clamp). However, if need be, I'd be fine running conduit down to a Jbox under the house and making the connections to the branch NM there.
Thanks for your help.
Bought a house, built in 1938 with two remodels done in the late 90s. Electrical work was permitted, but is neither rational nor clean.
I want to add a subpanel for additional circuits (and redoing some of the existing circuits) to bring the house into reasonable shape. The configuration of the house would require an interior subpanel to be very visible from the living spaces - unacceptable according to SWMBO. There are a few places that I could place one, but I've ruled them out as they are far removed from both the circuits and service entrance, and would be very difficult to wire (second floor, no attic access, v. limited crawlspace, plaster walls.
I'm in N. California, where old construction and the majority of new construction use external panels. My SE is a semi-flush meter/load center combo. I'd like to mount the sub-panel outside, but want a clean installation. Can I place a surface mount panel in a semi-flush configuration? I.E., can a 3R panel be mounted partially extending through siding into a stud cavity? Is this a listing issue?
I know that I'd have to find an exterior (3R) panel that has sufficient depth to ensure that most of the KOs would be in-wall. Ideally, I'd run the NM right up into the panel from below. (I understand to not exceed the NM clamp listed capacity - 1, 2, or maybe even 3 cables/clamp). However, if need be, I'd be fine running conduit down to a Jbox under the house and making the connections to the branch NM there.
Thanks for your help.