How did you "hide" your breaker panel? Post your pics here.

[Norcal]

Mine was a mess with "surface run wiring outside the wall cavity and running in front of the header through the ceiling. Here's a before and after picture.

As to the "you can't do that" crowd... its mine, so forgive me if I do whatever the hell I please.

Another Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) Stabloc AKA Fisher Price Electric, welding duty panel. Just a FYI, FPE is the 2nd most reviled name in the electrical industry, the most reviled one is Zinsco/Sylvania. (Both lines are obsolete).

 

[rsanter]

punch louvers in it and paint flames on it

bob

 

[HarleyArley]

Another Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) Stabloc AKA Fisher Price Electric, welding duty panel. Just a FYI, FPE is the 2nd most reviled name in the electrical industry, the most reviled one is Zinsco/Sylvania. (Both lines are obsolete).

Well that's great news... I'm glad to report the subpanel in the house isn't a FPE. Sadly, its a Zinsco. Sometimes ya just can't win...

 

[Norcal]

Well that's great news... I'm glad to report the subpanel in the house isn't a FPE. Sadly, its a Zinsco. Sometimes ya just can't win...

This site is not too fond of Zinsco: http://www.inspectapedia.com/electric/Zinsco.htm

Or FPE: http://www.inspectapedia.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm

Both are obsolete & replacement breakers are costly, getting them to a scrapyard IMO is a good move.

 

[NUTTSGT]

A buddy of mine took a cabinet meant to conceal a dart board and put it around his breaker box in the garage. Granted it was a small breaker box, maybe 8 circuits or about that size.

 

[logical]

Funny how on 'Holme on Homes' he finished a garage for a guy and he covered the panel with a cabinet. Pretty sure when you opened the cabinet the breaker was right there, but it might prove that it's legal to cover it with something as long as it doesn't have to be 'moved' or 'removed'. Just hidden behind a door would be alright.
This is only food for thought! I'm not an electrical inspector or even a sparky!

Someone doing something on TV does not "prove" it is legal...and besides, that show generally centers around projects in Canada.

 

[Norcal]

Someone doing something on TV does not "prove" it is legal...and besides, that show generally centers around projects in Canada.

The sideways mounted panels one sees on that show are absolutely forbidden by the NEC, but necessary in a lot of cases because of Canadian Electrical Code requirements for panels in Canada.