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Can any one answer this Question? I did an inspection on a brand new home and the main breaker is on the bottom. Is this legal or not, first time for everything.
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Please Note:
Speedy Petey is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
With newer panel there is no such thing as "upside down". Most all main breakers now move side to side allowing the panel to mounted "breaker up" or breaker down".
As long as no breakers move up and down it is fine. Key is if any breaker moves up and down, UP must be ON and DOWN must be OFF. If the breaker moves side to side this is a non-issue. |
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Are you saying this is incorrect. ...Cookie Need help on inspection call my cell 613-827-2011 I like email Roycooke@hotmail.com Never wrestle with a pig (however titled) as you just get dirty and the pig has all the fun. |
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Please Note:
Speedy Petey is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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Older small QO panels had a row of breakers across the top and a row across the bottom. Similar to today's styles but horizontal. I am not sure when the code change came about prohibiting them. Maybe Mike W would know. He is *ahem* a little older then me. |
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Mike Whitt is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
In 240-81 of the 1975 cycle says up must be on but in the 1968 cycle 240-25(d) 0nly says that they must indicate if they are on or off nothing about up on and down off.
I don't have a copy of the 1971 cycle but maybe Joe T does. He is about the same age as me. |
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Ha ha Finding new Bulldog breakers could be very expensive. ...Cookie Need help on inspection call my cell 613-827-2011 I like email Roycooke@hotmail.com Never wrestle with a pig (however titled) as you just get dirty and the pig has all the fun. |
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Marc D. Shunk is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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I think it is still popular, and perhaps even legal, to mount a panel sideways in Canada. Seems like I see an aweful lot of sideways pictures of panels out of Canada. |
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