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[landman]

The little room I use to build has sort of a closet at the end. I had removed the bifold doors to clear the desk but now I want to remove the closet altogether and lose a bunch of junk in doing so.

After the first day. Room is 25" larger.

[afx]

Good luck with your project Pat.  Don't believe I have ever seen an electrical panel installed horizontally - May not meet code if that matters.

[crazyjim]

A little more space is better than none.

 

[dptydawg]

Good idea to expand the hobby room, Pat. However it will probably soon fill up again. Junk seems to follow the gas laws and expands to fill the available space

I like your collection on plates especially the NWT and Expo67 ones.

Carl

[landman]

Good luck with your project Pat.  Don't believe I have ever seen an electrical panel installed horizontally - May not meet code if that matters.

Let's keep it hush-hush.

Edited February 13, 2016 by landman

[landman]

 

I like your collection on plates especially the NWT and Expo67 ones.

Carl

I have a complete set of Ontario plates from 1920 to the current issue hanging along the shelf in my garage.

I also have all the 1967 plates over the spot where I park the Mustang.

And all the 1934 plates except the Territories and Newfoundland over the Chevy. I think they didn't have any in NWT in 1934 however they did in the Yukon. It is made of unobtainium. As far as Newf goes, it wasn't a province then and the 1934 plate is horrendously expensive when you can find one.

[Fabrux]

Good luck with your project Pat.  Don't believe I have ever seen an electrical panel installed horizontally - May not meet code if that matters.

I watch a lot of home reno shows on HGTV and they're all based out of Ontario; horizontal panels are quite common there. And to code.

[Roadrunner]

Good luck with your project Pat.  Don't believe I have ever seen an electrical panel installed horizontally - May not meet code if that matters.

That's the first thing I noticed too. I have a 12th edition NEC handbook, but I doubt it's applicable to Canadian applications.

[1930fordpickup]

Good  idea for the expansion of the room. It does seem that the closet was added to the room before. 

Guys as far as the panel being mounted vertical or horizontal why would it  make a difference? It is not like it's plumbing. 

[afx]

I'm not an electrician but I did a bit of research and apparently there is no issue with horizontal panel installation in Canada.  However in the USA:

240.33 Vertical Position.
Enclosures for overcurrent devices shall be mounted in a vertical position unless that is shown to be impracticable.

Circuit breaker enclosures shall be permitted to be installed horizontally where the circuit breaker is installed in accordance with 240.81.

Listed busway plug-in units shall be permitted to be mounted in orientations corresponding to the busway mounting position.

240.81 Indicating.
Circuit breakers shall clearly indicate whether they are in the open “off” or closed “on” position.

Where circuit breaker handles are operated vertically rather than rotationally or horizontally, the “up” position of the handle shall be the “on” position.

So as I understand it in the US a panel can be mounted horizontally however the requirement that the on postion for the breaker be up you effectively elimate half of your breaker slots.

[afx]

Sorry Pat didn't mean to hijack your thread.

Edited February 15, 2016 by afx

[landman]

Sorry Pat didn't mean to hijack your thread.

That's OK. I assumed it had been inspected and approved. I bought the house in '05 and renovated downstairs in'07. The electrician never raised an eyebrow then. So I figured I was OK.