Main Panel (Access)

[jhagarty (Joseph Hagarty, CMI)]

Home is 1956. Former Garage and now Family Room

• Panel location is original but the framing around it occurred later.

I removed the screws but could not get the panel cover squeezed thru the framing and over the breakers due to lack of clearance.

Agent feels the Electrician worked on it this week so it must be OK.

I noted lack of clearance / access and lack of Underwriter Inspection for the electrical additions.

Need the specific Electrical Code regarding access requirements…
Thanks.

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

Hi Joe. I don’t have specific NEC # yet but I’ll look more:

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

Here ya go:

http://www.nachi.org/forum/f19/disconnect-defect-not-53923/#post690511

FIGURE E3305.1
http://publicecodes.citation.com/icod/irc/2006f2/icod_irc_2006f2_33_sec005.htm

[mlarson (Michael Larson, WI Lic. # 1672-106)]

110.26

[mcyr (Marcel Cyr, CMI)]

Looks like a two piece panel :)cover.

[jhagarty (Joseph Hagarty, CMI)]

@mcyr

Looks like a two piece panel :)cover.

I have never separated them to remove a cover panel before.
The innner panel is attached to the Main and is adjustable in and out to align.
Does that make it acceptable?

[jpope (Jeffrey Pope, CMI)]

@jhagarty

I have never separated them to remove a cover panel before.
The innner panel is attached to the Main and is adjustable in and out to align.
Does that make it acceptable?

No, it doesn’t.

[rmeier2 (Robert Meier)]

Two NEC violations (graphics from 2011 NECH):

110.26(E) Dedicated equipment space:

110.26(A) Required working space:

[mlarson (Michael Larson, WI Lic. # 1672-106)]

IMHO no one will pay to fix it.

The panel screws are accessible.

I call them out and include a workspace diagram.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

Thursday’s Duplex inspect…

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

Thursdays Duplex inspection…

[jhagarty (Joseph Hagarty, CMI)]

Thanks for the help.

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

Another…just remove the cabinet, what?

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@lkage

Another…just remove the cabinet, what?

Am I seeing that right… the edge of the cabinet is sitting on the edge of the panel cover? :roll:

How difficult would it have been to cut 1/4 inch off the covers edge? :neutral:

[mcyr (Marcel Cyr, CMI)]

That’s a safety feature, remove all panel screws and the deadfront holds itself up.
Then slide her out. ;)

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@mcyr

That’s a safety feature, remove all panel screws and the deadfront holds itself up.
Then slide her out. ;)

There goes Marcel making lemonade out of lemons again! :mrgreen:

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

@mcyr

That’s a safety feature, remove all panel screws and the deadfront holds itself up.
Then slide her out. ;)

Go ahead, but I didn’t want to repair/replace the drywall paper or the cabinet sidewall veneer.

[mcyr (Marcel Cyr, CMI)]

Panel board was not inspected due to the cabinet holder and tools were required to repair after inspection. :mrgreen:;)

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

Yes, I deferred 1 out of 5,or so.

[mcyr (Marcel Cyr, CMI)]

I do the same thing. ;)