Mounting A Sub Panel To A Concrete Basement Wall

As stated above most if not all panels have dimples in the back of the can to provide a bit of space from the wall.

Mounting a sub panel to a concrete basement wall.

Just a drill and a piece of wood will. I am showing a cheap trick when you don t want to spend the money on expensive dowels or specialized mounting devices. If the back of the panel was flat i d definitely use plywood. Basement is always dry no sump pumps no moisture coming through foundation wall.

Then remove the tape. If it s my choice i ll mount a panel directly to a concrete or block wall. Tape a one foot by one foot square of plastic sheeting plastic kitchen wrap will do to the concrete wall in your basement with duct tape and leave it in place for 24 hours. This just makes sense because you connecting the sub panel directly into the existing panel.

Very low water table area. The basement is finished but foundation walls are bare concrete electrical stuff is surface ac cable when it needs to provide outlets and devices on foundation wall. I usually use tapcons. And the shorter distance between the two panel means a cheaper installation.

Since the sub panel is only 14 wide i will still have at least 3 of space between it and the main panel as well as between it and the adjacent wall.