Panel box swap, identify, please help!
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Panel box swap, identify, please help!
So we just got a brand new Trane heating and cooling unit installed a few weeks ago. Everything is great with the pre-inspection to get the gas hooked up except for that there is no cover on my panel box. Ideally would like it to just find a cover that fits screw it on and roll with it. But after weeks of looking for a cover and even trying to identify the original box that came with the house has proven very difficult. Would someone please help me identify this box so I can try to find a cover on eBay before I have to swap out the whole box.So before they will hook the gas up for the heating the cover must be replaced and inspected. And it's starting to get a little chilly. Would someone please help me identify this box so I can try and find a used cover on eBay. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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I know the box is a 100 amp with I believe 20 spaces even though I count 16, I was told that it's 20. I would really like to avoid swapping the box out because that's very expensive and I would have to do it myself. 39 research I believe I will have to get the power company to pull them meter so I can switch the boxes out. Although I have worked in electrical it's been 15 plus years ago and I am definitely more than a bit Rusty. It has Cutler-Hammer, Bryant, Eaton, and Westinghouse Breakers and it.
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A used electrical equipment yard is sometimes your best bet. A plan "B" is to make your own out of poster board then take your prototype to a sheet metal shop and have one made.
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oh ok, I was wondering if that was an option, so it just has to screw on? can there be just one rectangle in the middle or does each breaker need to be cut in?
Last edited by pcboss; 11-14-16 at 02:56 PM. Reason: rectangle was triangle
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It probably could be two rectangles, but not one. You need the strip down the center because that's what holds the breakers seated.
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It probably could be two rectangles, but not one. You need the strip down the center because that's what holds the breakers seated.
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how about this
BRYANT WESTINGHOUSE 12-24SM LOAD CENTER PANEL COVER W SCREWS | eBay
nevermind looks more square than your panel
what does your panel measure. Might be able to use a cover from a new 16 space eaton or cutler hammer panel.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eaton-125...L125/202276724
at the minimal you might need to drill new holes for the mouting screws
BRYANT WESTINGHOUSE 12-24SM LOAD CENTER PANEL COVER W SCREWS | eBay
nevermind looks more square than your panel
what does your panel measure. Might be able to use a cover from a new 16 space eaton or cutler hammer panel.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eaton-125...L125/202276724
at the minimal you might need to drill new holes for the mouting screws
Last edited by drummin89; 11-15-16 at 09:22 AM.