According to Chris Friesen :
chuckster wrote:
If you live in New Jersey you would be covered under the Rehab Code,
and it would be OK to keep it at the 6'6" plus 15". The other solution
is to put the main breaker on the bottom of the panel. This is why
panels come with field installable labels.

I'm in Canada. According to the simplified code book, the "highest
breaker" (not the main breaker) must be no higher than 67" from the floor.

The main breaker on the existing panel is at 82".

If the new panel is installed upside down (which is frequently
permissible), you _might_ be able to get away with just extending
the service feed through a box of the appropriate side.

Guess I find out tomorrow what the inspector wants.

As you're only upgrading the panel, you might just get lucky
with the inspector.

If you have to splice circuits, you'll also need the inspector
to tell you what's acceptable - multiple J boxes, or common,
whether you need conduit etc.
--
Chris Lewis,

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