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    Jul 16, 2013, 12:54 PM
    Electrical switch box height from floor garage
    Can you mount the electric switch box in a garage at 55'?
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    Jul 16, 2013, 01:08 PM
    Typically, a switch is mounted 48" above the finished floor to the center of the device box. That would mean that the top of the box would be at 50" and the bottom of the box would be at 46".
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    Jul 16, 2013, 04:53 PM
    You can put it anywhere you want. Code does not specify height.
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    Jul 16, 2013, 05:05 PM
    Can you mount the electric switch box in a garage at 55'?
    I bet you have no problem with putting a lift in a garage with ceilings that high. LOL


    For a serious answer see ma0641's reply. :)

    Actually, it depends on what you mean by "the electric switch box". You don't mean the breaker panel, do you?
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