GShelton
Jun 15, 2009, 09:36 PM
OK, quick setup: I have a meter housing that feeds out to an outdoor panel mounted to the side of the house. This panel has feed through lugs which feed a 40/40 panel in the house (mounted back to back with the outdoor panel using a 2 1/2 inch by 4 inch long nipple.)
This is a new installation
What I am looking to do is to run wires back through the same nipple, into the outdoor panel and out to the shed to run the well pump. So I have the 3/0 wire running through there already to feed the inside panel, but is it acceptable to run wires back through there from a breaker in the inside panel and then exit the outdoor panel through my conduit?
If it is not allowable, can you give me the NEC article that covers this? (I am under 2005 if it matters.)
The reason I want to do this this versus just putting the breaker in the outdoor panel is that eventually I am going to put an auto-transfer switch between the outdoor panel and the indoor panel. I would like the well to work while on generator power.
(Let me know if I left out any important info.) And thank you in advance.
This is a new installation
What I am looking to do is to run wires back through the same nipple, into the outdoor panel and out to the shed to run the well pump. So I have the 3/0 wire running through there already to feed the inside panel, but is it acceptable to run wires back through there from a breaker in the inside panel and then exit the outdoor panel through my conduit?
If it is not allowable, can you give me the NEC article that covers this? (I am under 2005 if it matters.)
The reason I want to do this this versus just putting the breaker in the outdoor panel is that eventually I am going to put an auto-transfer switch between the outdoor panel and the indoor panel. I would like the well to work while on generator power.
(Let me know if I left out any important info.) And thank you in advance.