On Jun 16, 9:10*pm, "iwdplz" wrote:
The disconnect is about 150 feet away. *It sounds like the gray area is that
the NEC does not define the distance. *I guess some electricians might
interpret that it's ok anywhere on the property, others say it has to be
attached right to the house wall. *It is interesting that the NEC doesn't
define the distance. *My brother is mostly worried that if he doesn't take
care of it now, then he might be required to remedy it if he tries to sell
the house later. *He just doesn't know if it would cost thousands of dollars
to replace the main lug panel in case the electrician determines it's not
possible or too costly to add a main breaker in between (because of where
the conduit is buried etc). *But also since this is a "gray area" in the NEC
one has to wonder if there's even any problem or if it's left up to the
imagination of whatever local inspector decides the arbitrary distance
should be.

Is it 150 feet from the house or 150 feet from the breaker box? If it
is 150 feet from the house, then yes it sounds like a violation
according to what Seth G. dug up. If your brother is handy at all, he
could fix it himself after he owns a home. A new breaker panel isn't
that much money. Most of the expense is from labor, since it can be
time consuming to re- wire it, but it should be pretty simple. You
just have to keep all of the wires straight when you switch everything
out.