Well, I got my appeal denied today. Yes, one passed it and one failed it. We're in a major county adjacent to Washington D.C. and the cheief inspector isn't even a master, what a hoot.
They're going to force me to install a 600 amp weatherproof disconnect outside so the inside trough is acceptable. The real kicker is that the inspector who failed it told me in person 3 months ago that either torugh or rigid conduit would be fine after visually inspecting my dilema. The reason I asked him in person is that we DO NOT GET ALONG and I wanted to avoid any problems down the line.