can i enter an electric box from the bottom No, you do not need a bottom feed panel, but you can use one if you wish. Most panels come with instructions how to convert to bottom or top feed anyway -- take the screws . Get the best deals for Vintage Craftsman Metal Tool Box at eBay.com. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items!
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The top of my electric panel is fairly full with cables. When I add another circuit, can I run the cable through a knockout on the side of the panel or do I need conduit to protect the wires? Is the panel occupying the entire stud bay, width-wise, or is it surface-mounted? No, you do not need a bottom feed panel, but you can use one if you wish. Most panels come with instructions how to convert to bottom or top feed anyway -- take the screws . Yes, it is quite common to run feeders or service entrance conductors to top feed or bottom feed breakers. The main reason for bottom entry is because electricians are notorious for not using the proper fittings. Putting the entry on the bottomm means its less likely to leak water or other fluids into the cabinet if exposed to rain or .
In order to enter from the bottom, we would have to first terminate all of the cables in a junction box under the house and then run via the conduit connected to the junction box . Can you access the electrical panel box via the sides and/or bottom of the box rather than enter via the top where it appears congested and close to the main terminals.
All of my 6 or 7 load cables will enter the top of the panel, but there are only 4 small punchouts and one large 2.5" punchout on the top of the breaker side of the box. Due to the narrow dimensions, there is no room to . All the main breaker boxes I could find had top or bottom feed entry from the service meter can. Besides being a pain to work with, is there anything wrong with drilling a 2" .
A recessed panel has no ability to allow cables to enter the sides. Flush mount panels are designed to fit into a stud bay. This leaves only the top and bottom available for . Yes, I'm saying I want to run the top box off of the GFI outlet. Route or chisel out a channel in the edge of the 2x4 beside the box so there is room to put the cable outside the . The top of my electric panel is fairly full with cables. When I add another circuit, can I run the cable through a knockout on the side of the panel or do I need conduit to protect the wires? Is the panel occupying the entire stud bay, width-wise, or is it surface-mounted?
No, you do not need a bottom feed panel, but you can use one if you wish. Most panels come with instructions how to convert to bottom or top feed anyway -- take the screws out, flip the guts around, re-install. Yes, it is quite common to run feeders or service entrance conductors to top feed or bottom feed breakers. The main reason for bottom entry is because electricians are notorious for not using the proper fittings. Putting the entry on the bottomm means its less likely to leak water or other fluids into the cabinet if exposed to rain or hosedown.
In order to enter from the bottom, we would have to first terminate all of the cables in a junction box under the house and then run via the conduit connected to the junction box up to the bottom of the loadcenter/meter comb. Can you access the electrical panel box via the sides and/or bottom of the box rather than enter via the top where it appears congested and close to the main terminals.
Unless a breaker is marked line and load, it can be fed from either terminals. Most typical is line at the top and load at the bottom. Another example example is a main lug only panel that is back fed from a breaker. Power is fed from into the lug terminals and fed to the bus from the stab connection.
All of my 6 or 7 load cables will enter the top of the panel, but there are only 4 small punchouts and one large 2.5" punchout on the top of the breaker side of the box. Due to the narrow dimensions, there is no room to add more punchouts. All the main breaker boxes I could find had top or bottom feed entry from the service meter can. Besides being a pain to work with, is there anything wrong with drilling a 2" hole on the side of the panel where my lb box is to enter the panel with main feed wires? The bottom of the box has multiple knockouts, 1/2" and concentric. I have two options for installing the NM cable into this load center. Option 1: Install a 1-1/4 2-screw NM connector on back of panel and run all NM cables through this opening
wiring romex to breaker box
The top of my electric panel is fairly full with cables. When I add another circuit, can I run the cable through a knockout on the side of the panel or do I need conduit to protect the wires? Is the panel occupying the entire stud bay, width-wise, or is it surface-mounted?
No, you do not need a bottom feed panel, but you can use one if you wish. Most panels come with instructions how to convert to bottom or top feed anyway -- take the screws out, flip the guts around, re-install. Yes, it is quite common to run feeders or service entrance conductors to top feed or bottom feed breakers. The main reason for bottom entry is because electricians are notorious for not using the proper fittings. Putting the entry on the bottomm means its less likely to leak water or other fluids into the cabinet if exposed to rain or hosedown.
In order to enter from the bottom, we would have to first terminate all of the cables in a junction box under the house and then run via the conduit connected to the junction box up to the bottom of the loadcenter/meter comb.
Can you access the electrical panel box via the sides and/or bottom of the box rather than enter via the top where it appears congested and close to the main terminals. Unless a breaker is marked line and load, it can be fed from either terminals. Most typical is line at the top and load at the bottom. Another example example is a main lug only panel that is back fed from a breaker. Power is fed from into the lug terminals and fed to the bus from the stab connection. All of my 6 or 7 load cables will enter the top of the panel, but there are only 4 small punchouts and one large 2.5" punchout on the top of the breaker side of the box. Due to the narrow dimensions, there is no room to add more punchouts. All the main breaker boxes I could find had top or bottom feed entry from the service meter can. Besides being a pain to work with, is there anything wrong with drilling a 2" hole on the side of the panel where my lb box is to enter the panel with main feed wires?
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