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<br />..,:>~ <br /> <br />Elevating or Relocating the Electric Panel <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Elevate or relocate your electric panel above flood level to help prevent damage. All relevant perntits must be obtained <br />before work begins, and all work must confonn to stale and local building codes. <br /> <br />Elevate <br /> <br />Relocate electric panel to a recommended minimum 12" safety margin above the base flood elevation or the highest knO\\l1 <br />flood level if you are outside of any known flood zone. The maximum panel height is regulated by code. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />Elevate electrical <br />.. box above flood <br />level <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED <br />MINIMUM <br />, 2'" ABOVE <br />'00 YEAR FLOOD <br />LEVEL <br /> <br />Relocate <br /> <br />Relocate the electric panel to available space above the first floor to protect it from flooding. <br /> <br />n <br />i <br /> <br />[I <br /> <br />Relocate electrical <br />box above flood <br />.. level <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br />. ^^^^^^/'.. <br /> <br /> <br />Certain repairs are not permitted lor substantially damaged building>. <br />Check with your local building official or floodplain administrator <br />before beginning repairs. <br /> <br /> <br />Protecting 'tour Home from Flood Damage, Re\'ised 1996. 2nd Edition. <br />Federal Emergency Man~emem Agtncy <br /> <br />15 <br />