One of the AHJs in my area finally put a distance of 6 feet as a limit he would allow an unprotected run inside a house. Until I pressed him for this number his answer was always "a reasonable distance". I always install a disconnect(s) on the outside, I have heard too many firefighters say how nice it is to be able to shut off power without having a meter base wide open with live parts inside. They might have to come to my house one day, so I try to be nice to them.
