Question
Where branch-circuit conductors pass through a panelboard and do not originate or terminate in that panelboard, is there any requirement for identifying where the overcurrent devices are located for these pass-through conductors? TG
Answer
In this instance, the panelboard is serving the function of a pull box for these pass-through conductors. A panelboard is permitted for this purpose if proper wire bending space is provided as per 408.55. Feed-through conductors are permitted in a cabinet that contains overcurrent devices (such as a panelboard) per 312.8. One of the conditions required by 312.8 in permitting this application is that a warning label is required to be applied to the enclosure that identifies the closest disconnecting means for any feed-through conductors. This is a new requirement for the 2011 NEC.
— Keith Lofland, CMP-9