[MTW]

Of course my two main suppliers look at me like I asked for fetus juice when I inquired about a larger panel.

In all honestly, what were you expecting? :001_huh: You're lucky they even have romex and 15 amp receptacles.

 

[LGLS]

In new construction I use a 40 space(never a 32/40) and add a sub in the garage or utility room. Seems to work well.

Then where do you mount the 40 space?

 

[99cents]

Don't you guys have something similar to this - a 40/80?

 

[Meadow]

.....

 

[Meadow]

40 circuits is a 'big ass panel' ? Must be residential. Been working on 114 circuit panels all this week :whistling2:

Installed one in a grocery store to feed there deli, hot food counter, and pharmacy. Pretty sure we loaded it up to.

Pics or it didn't happen:jester:

 

[Meadow]

A 34 storey condo building downtown. They are all in electrical rooms, 2 or 3 electrical rooms per floor in general. Usually with 2-3 114 circuit panels and a couple smaller 60 space or something panels then the lighting automation panels. All of these panels are spec'd and are the same brand, 120/208 3 phase with isolated ground.

:blink: In a residential condo?

 

[sbrn33]

A 34 storey condo building downtown. They are all in electrical rooms, 2 or 3 electrical rooms per floor in general. Usually with 2-3 114 circuit panels and a couple smaller 60 space or something panels then the lighting automation panels. All of these panels are spec'd and are the same brand, 120/208 3 phase with isolated ground.

Hey EB, did you design this? If so that is really cool. If not did piperunner tell you what to do?

 

[EB Electric]

:blink: In a residential condo?

Sorry no, I am mixing up a bunch of high rise sites we are working on . It's an office tower, I am pretty sure anyways. Isolated grounds are for the computers...

 

[Jlarson]

Isolated grounds are for wasting money.... but IT guys will try to sell that computer line of bs anyway :laughing:

 

[EB Electric]

Hey EB, did you design this? If so that is really cool. If not did piperunner tell you what to do?

Design the electrical rooms? Nope. That is all done by the engineers. We just have work to do in the electrical rooms. Put in fusible busway switches, switch out panel interiors from 72 circuit to 114 circuit, install isolated ground bars. Whoever 'piperunner' is, they are not on this job :001_huh:

 

[EB Electric]

Isolated grounds are for wasting money.... but IT guys will try to sell that computer line of bs anyway :laughing:

The funniest part of installing the isolated ground bars is when you go back later in the day and find other electricians have take a #6 and jumpered the ground bar to the isolated ground bar to give them self a bigger ground bar. If it wasn't pointless to begin with, it sure is now :laughing::thumbup:.

 

[Bootss]

You have to put a breaker in unless you run conduit to the first receptacle. You could get away with two, I don't think the HO would be too happy.

I thought they allotted 50 feet or so for the home run

 

[kbsparky]

Here is a 60-space QO panel:

 

[BlackHowling]

84 circuit

 

[five.five-six]

Won't the panel lose it's NEMA rating if it's not mounted vertically?

 

[wendon]

84 circuit

What Brand panel. NQ?

 

[BlackHowling]

What Brand panel. NQ?

Square D bolt-on. Can't remember if it was an NQ. 3 phase 400A bus. 2 panels in one restaurant

 

[Magnettica]

I did a 60-circuit CHCH last summer. Thought I posted the pics here too. Hmm, maybe not.

 

[123electric]

Don't you guys have something similar to this - a 40/80?

Can you provide a part number for that removable plate shown in the pic (installs over the service entrance conductors). I have asked our square D rep for it and no dice. Would make cutting/ or adding circuits in live panels much safer. Shoot me a private message if need be as this is a bit off topic and will be piced apart and cut to pieces here.

 

[daveEM]

All our panels come with that 'plate'. No part number.

99 might ship you a panel tho? I've never looked, I wonder if you guys could even use them down south or if they are just CSA approved.