main panel minimum height above floor

08-08-2012, 12:58 PM	#1
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,069	main panel minimum height above floor there doesn't seem to be a minimum height for a main panel above floor, is there? i was thinking 36" between the floor and the bottom of the panel

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08-08-2012, 01:04 PM	#2
k_buz Licensed Electrician     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 3,229	main panel minimum height above floor There is no minimum. 36" will be fine. There. An be no breakers (including main) above 6' 6". __________________ Location...Location...Location Answers based on the National Electric Code. Always check local amendments.

08-08-2012, 01:14 PM	#3
Jim Port Licensed electrician   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,008	main panel minimum height above floor It is actually 6'-7" , not 6'-6" max. __________________ Answers based on the National Electrical Code. Local amendments may apply. Check with your local building officials.

08-08-2012, 01:16 PM	#4
k_buz Licensed Electrician     Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 3,229	main panel minimum height above floor Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Port It is actually 6'-7" , not 6'-6" max. Fat fingers + iPhone = oops __________________ Location...Location...Location Answers based on the National Electric Code. Always check local amendments.

08-13-2012, 05:44 PM	#5
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,069	main panel minimum height above floor what do you think if i went only 18" above floor? am i walking on the edge?

08-13-2012, 05:54 PM	#6
stickboy1375 E2 Electrician     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Litchfield, CT Posts: 3,102	main panel minimum height above floor Im pretty sure a mobile home has a minimum height, but everything else is fair game, I have seen them against the floor.... sucks to work on, but it is, what it is. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.