Missing Dead Front Panel

A dead front as an area of the panel without live parts exposed to a person on the operating side of the equipment all live components must be covered in this way so that anyone using the circuit breaker is safe from electric shock.

Missing dead front panel. All products are supplied in gray enamel finish. Manufactured using 16 gauge electro galvanized steel. Dead front is defined in article 100 of the nec as being without live parts exposed to a person on the operating side of the equipment section 408 38 requires that panelboards be mounted in cabinets cutout boxes or enclosures designed for the purpose and shall be dead front. We have 8 basic designs to choose from all custom made to your specifications.

The part of an electrical panel where rectangle knock outs are missing is usually called the dead front and for good reason. Panels with a dead front cover may have missing twist outs. Read about dead fronts terminology rectangle filler pieces are often called knock outs panel cover twist outs or breaker filler plates. If the cover has slots that are open but no breaker in it then pests may enter the panel or children or others may inadvertently stick a metallic item in the open space.

This video is unavailable. On line they are generally called filler plates or breaker.