Moving breaker box

[CThomp]

Trying to bring my 1950 house to code. My electrical breaker box is wired to code but for some completely bizarre reason is located outside of the house on and exterior wall to the rear of the house.

Obviously this is bad and stupid. I want to have to have the box moved. To move the box directly to the interior in it location would put the box in the kitchen at eye level. This is not good either.

If I want the box moved to say the guest room closet, how much more of a job would this be for an electrician and how much would he probably charge me?

[giddonah]

I was charged around $3k to move a panel 4ft by my local licensed theives. Nice guys, and good work, but the whole licensed deal in my city is pretty much organized crime. I can't imagine it can be as bad for anyone else in the country.

[roger g]

I don't believe you can put a panel in a closet. There are some rules about that BUT you can put it on a wall and build a closet around it AFTER it has been passed. I remember something also about a person calling the little room where the panel was an "electrical room" then later hung a bar and it became a closet. Sneaky huh!



roger

[CThomp]

I've got some electrician friends i'm going to have come out and check it out for me. Can't really compare electricians in Florida to NY. Especially when I know one. I guess i'll have him put the box where he says I can put the box. I don't really care where it goes as long as its kind of out of sight.

[CThomp]

If I didn't move my breaker box indoors are there really good, solid, dry, secure breaker box enclosures that I could have everything mounted in?

[Sparks]

Absolutely. They are used all the time. Just ask for a NEMA 3R Load center, last one I got was around $130 for a 200 amp Cutler Hammer BR style. Just to clarify, this wouldn't be an enclosure for your panel, it would replace your panel if yours was in need of replacement. I don't know your situation, but outdoor load centers are very common and of course there suitable for the environment, otherwise they would never get a UL approval.

[CThomp]

Awesome. A Nema box was exactly what I was thinking of. I use them to house environmental monitoring equipment al the time. Thats in the price range i'm looking for as well.

Thanks for the help