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Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed
Personally I would prefer a second main shut off INSIDE the garage/house so I wouldn’t get soaked in a storm if I wanted to shut down the house. Also I would prefer having complete control over the power where I can observe it rather than outside where it could be energized while I was doing some small DYI electrical work (yeah I do suffer from occasional paranoia). Somehow I feel that construction costs or expediency may also be part of the rationale for this new code requirement
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Building codes seldom produce expediency or cost savings for the builder.