Crouse - Hinds Subpanel?

I inspected a Crouse - Hinds sub panel in a home. I can’t find any information on it. I don’t know what the serial or model number is. I can’t find any history at all.

I found these digits 52699 under the Crouse-hinds address. Next box says LG216 ECM- COMBO - 150 AMP MAIN. Home built in 1984.

What do you want to know?

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Crouse-Hinds Company - Wikipedia

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Are you wanting to know if it’s a sub-panel?

Can you post pictures?

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I should have in the beginning. Can’t now.

The year it was made, the model number, data I need for an inspection

I don’t think I ever included the specific age and model number of an electrical cabinet in any report that I did.

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Same, unless its something like a Stab Lok but agreed. Just make sure everything looks proper. I’ll look up the model occasionally to see if they allow for certain things I find in the panel if I find them questionable, like tandems. But I can usually find that on the legend.

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Okay. I enter the model number and use that to look up the age for a full or 4 pt inspection. I guess it’s not necessary. It had a main shut off, so I don’t know if it’s a sub panel or a main panel. I saw a main panel outside with a shut off too

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4 point inspections aside, if the service disconnect (main) was outside, the inside would, typically, be a remote distribution (sub) panel.

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You don’t need any of that for an inspection.

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For a 4 point just say original. If it looks like it’s original. Or just say unknown. That’s what I do.

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Crouse-Hinds was bought by Eaton

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Okay thank you. :blush:

I just finished my 40 hr field training and was practically arguing with the instructor. We were at a newish built house and the disconnect was outside with solid grounding conductor going to two grounding electrodes. There were 4 wires run inside to main distribution panel and he said it wasnt right. The ground and neutrals were seperate in inside panel. From what ive looked at with nec grounding im correct. Any reason it would be wrong?

Hard to say a reason. Do you have pictures of the set up you describe to post here?

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Just the outside, i will get inside pic when i get back to the farm tuesday.

Yes, the inside the cabinets pictures are what is needed, especially with what appers to be an automatic tranfer switch.

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Crouse-Hinds panels were formerly Murray & the Murray name was restored after Siemens bought them, they later discontinued the brand, Siemens is the listed replacement circuit breaker. Older Crouse-Hinds, & Murray allowed ITE, & Bryant to be used in addition to Murray to be used also.

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This is great. Thank you for the information Rollie.