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I already asked this. But I have to toss that whole thread.

We had bought the model home & I just moved here. Next to us was the lot that they used as a parking lot for the model, that now they had put up this new house and all their electrical box was open and everything and the same model house. So I took pictures there since it was breaker boxes, main panel was all open.

I was looking to see if there’s a way to add a breaker between the Main and the panel inside to hook a type one surge protective device to. Everyone determined that the way the set up was there was no room in there to do something like that without replacing the entire box etc and wasn’t worth doing all that. Agreed!

Except I looked and that's not what we have on our own home. We don’t have a meter but up against a small box that there’s no room for anything other than the main breaker. We have this:

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The question is different but the answer is exactly the same. This breaker does not provide any location to attach the wires from the SPD.

The only difference is this is a discrete main breaker, not a meter-main, so it will be a great deal easier exchanging this unit for one that does what you want.

That being a main-breaker service panel with thru lugs (but without the meter pan).

The power company need only pull (or remote disconnect) the meter, no need for a bucket truck.

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Done. Main shutoff plus Generator input with interlock plus Whole house SPD. First Surge is rated Nema 3 I think, but even instructions say if weather an issue, to enclose. So the clear box is nema 4

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