[jyl]

Thanks!

Electricians have refused to replace my main panel or do any work involving it, because said panel is in a location that, they say, is no longer legal. The illegality is that my laundry sink is in the 30” work zone around the panel. Why this was permitted when the house was rewired in 2000 I don’t know, but possibly the laundry sink was added later. I am planning to move the sink over a few feet, and then will call an electrician to see what they’ll want to replace the panel then. I don’t need to upsize the amps (it is a 200A panel), but it was out of open breaker spots pretty much immediately upon installation. I needed a few more circuits, so I added a subpanel nearby (in addition to a subpanel in the garage when I rewired that). But I’m planning to add two mini-splits and a generator transfer switch this year, and it feels better to get a new main panel with more spots rather than keep adding to the subpanel.