Detached garage, underground line stubout

[mdr]

Hi all,
Pulling electricity to detached garage. Buried conduit stubbed out adjacent to garage siding, but offset about 8". (So the far edge of the conduit stub is 8" away from the garage siding.) Plan to run conduit up the wall to a disconnect switch and then carry the conduit into the garage.

So how do I get the conduit from the stubout to lay against the siding?
1. ) LB to LR back to back and then up the siding?
2) 8" box with the stub going in up from one bottom edge and the disconnect conduit exiting the top but offset by the 8"?
3) Digout the stub and add in 6" to get the stub directly adjacent to the siding?
I'm open to suggestions.

The driving issue is the need for an external disconnect. City is on the 2022 CA cycle, which is based on the 2020 NEC.
Thanks,
Murray

 

[treehick]

Can you share a photo or a sketch?

 

[sparky 1971]

Dig it up and move it closer to the foundation or it will get busted up. And unless it's a local ammendment, you don't need an outside disconnect for a garage, that is only for dwellings.

 

[mdr]

Here's a simple sketchup. Perspective makes it look wonky. 1.5" conduit stubbed out of ground. About 8" from wall. Would have preferred it directly adjacent to wall.
Apparently, current NEC requires exterior disconnect for service entrance, feeder requirement is less clear. In older cycles, I would have just used a 90 LL, penetrated the wall with conduit, run conduit to interior panel. Not clear whether that is still allowed, so was going to put disconnect on exterior wall and then penetrate from there.

 

[mdr]

Dig it up and move it closer to the foundation or it will get busted up. And unless it's a local ammendment, you don't need an outside disconnect for a garage, that is only for dwellings.

Thanks Sparky. I was afraid that that is the best solution.

 

[sparky 1971]

Thanks Sparky. I was afraid that that is the best solution.

That will probably be easier than trying to go through back to back LB and LR. And if you were to try and offset it above ground it will eventually get hit and broken by something.

 

[mdr]

Thanks again.
Another question for Sparky - does the disconnect have to be immediately (or as soon as feasible) after the conduit passes through the wall? Do I have to have the panel (with disconnects) at the point of penetration, or can I run conduit and have the panel in a location further from the wall penetration?

 

[sparky 1971]

Thanks again.
Another question for Sparky - does the disconnect have to be immediately (or as soon as feasible) after the conduit passes through the wall? Do I have to have the panel (with disconnects) at the point of penetration, or can I run conduit and have the panel in a location further from the wall penetration?

It's supposed to be asap after it enters the building and a main breaker panel is the easiest and most cost effective way to do it. If that isn't feasible, you could use the exterior disconnect and do whatever you want to inside.