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    Apr 15, 2007, 08:00 AM
    Breaker panel mounting height
    I'm installing a breaker panel in a detached garage, What is the minimum mounting height for the panel?
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    Apr 15, 2007, 08:19 AM
    There is no minimum, here is where common sense prevails. Do not put the panel so low that splashing water or it can be subjected to physical damage without reasonable protection.
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    Apr 15, 2007, 08:22 AM
    I would always think of future owners and kids -- I like to mount them high.-- Savage
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    Apr 15, 2007, 09:52 AM
    Have I read that 6' is the maximum?
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    Apr 15, 2007, 05:01 PM
    I always put the top of the panel at 6', customary in commercial, If it has meter socket check with utility company for height to center of socket (jaws)
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