Thanks for reply!!
"Why not surface mount?" Current overhead riser, overhead load lines, and service panel are in the wall behind the stucco. And I like the cleaner look with less stuff outside.
"Why semi flush?" With semi flush (and a lot of "flush mounts" too I think) panel sticks out far enough that when you do a solar install (in my case Enphase surface mount combiner box), you can run the solar feed into the panel outside of the stucco wall and not have to bust out the stucco. From what I can tell so far, seems flush and semi-flush are very similar. Specs on the ones I've looked at seem average 6 to 7" deep- so either is gonna stick out from wall. I believe it's OK to feed the solar input to the panel at a point outside the wall.
"Why a PITA?" Reason 1) The panel I'm using is a Square D SC2040M200PF 200A solar ready panel (see attached image). I think this is a good choice- but it has a few drawbacks. The design of this panel is such that the riser can only enter the top of the panel at a point approximately 1.68" to the right of the stud- and Sq-D sells a "tunnel kit" for this panel that guides the entry cables on the left side inside the panel and must be used with this panel in an OH install. Current position of the riser in the old existing panel is 2" to the right of where it needs to be for the new SqD panel. So I will need a 2" offset for the riser to make it land at the correct point without having to re-bore thru the roof and other structure for a new riser position. Reason 2) The connection point of the entry cables is on the bottom left, and the cables come down and have to make an 180 degree turn and point up to connect to the connection points for the meter in a somewhat tight space. This panel appears to have been designed primarily as a bottom fed panel that has some design features that make it useable for OH feed as well.
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Questions: 1) Is 1 ½" rigid OK for riser? This is an upgrade from 100 amp to 200 amp, and will use 2/0 entry cables. 2) Who in SoCal area can fabricate a 1 ½" diameter rigid riser offset segment with threads on both ends?
Thanks, Kip.......