How can I acquire or create a replacement latch for my service panel?
Home Improvement Asked by Peter M on January 14, 2021
(I apologize if this seems like a shopping question – but I am out of ideas right now)
The black plastic, flat handle of the door to my domestic electrical box snapped off and I stupidly threw it away instead of keeping it and trying to glue it back together.
Based on the make and model of the panel I have been searching on the internet and the only matching latches I can find are large brass, keyed locks suitable for a more commercial setting. I asked my electrician and he couldn’t come up with one either (including from stuff he had lying around).
What can I do to to provide a latch for this electrical box, that would satisfy electrical code?
2 Answers
My solution was a small piece of stick on velcro that secured the door when it was closed, and then released the door with a small tug. As it was placed on the inside of the door it was not noticeable when the door was closed, and it was also thin enough that the door looked properly closed.
Correct answer by Peter M on January 14, 2021
Get an ECSIELATCH
While the NEC does not even require a door to begin with on a NEMA 1 (indoor) loadcenter/panelboard (some small loadcenters do not have one to begin with!), never mind a functioning latch or lock on said door, this is pretty easy to fix if you so desire. The I-T-E line of residential electrical equipment was acquired by Siemens (and hasn't changed all that much since then), so I would try fitting a Siemens ECSIELATCH there (it's the replacement latch specified for current Siemens panels by their repair parts guide and also for the G4040B1200 by their cross-reference guide (warning: Excel spreadsheet)).
If you can't find one, a supply house that carries Siemens products should darn well either have it or be able to order it in; barring that, Allied Electronics, of all folks, has them in stock at the time of this writing.
Answered by ThreePhaseEel on January 14, 2021
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