[swimmer]

My customer has a 240V 50A circuit (50A breaker and 8/3 romex) that runs from the breaker panel to the 50A kitchen range. The circuit terminates in an outlet box behind the range. The range is hardwired into this box with an appliance whip. Pretty standard stuff.

He's replacing this 50A unit with a 30A range and a 20A oven (or something to that effect) so he'd like to put a 50A sub-panel under the appliances to avoid tearing up drywall. So the 8/3 romex remains in place and then I'll run flex conduit from the box to the sub-panel and wire the appliances into this panel.

The available space for this panel is only 6" high.

So I need a panel with 4 spaces that is 6" high or less.
The smallest residential panels I can find are 13" high.
Width and depth are not a concern.

Does anyone know of such a panel?

Thanks

 

[swimmer]

You might be allowed to use the tap rule and eliminate the panel and just straight tap both appliances from said circuit. I have only done it twice in 20 years. I believe it is still compliant with some requirements.

Are you referring to 210.19(3) Exception No. 1
Conductors tapped from a 50A branch circuit supplying electric ranges, wall-mounted electric ovens, and counter-mounted electric cooking units shall have an ampacity of not less than 20A....

 

[swimmer]

Swimmer have you looked at the capacity of 8/3 nm?

Thanks for pointing that out Dennis.