Main Panel in Shower

[Joseph Hagarty, CMI]

Bathroom Shower installed in a Basement.

There were tileboard panels secured with mirror fasteners over an access door to the Main Panel on the Left and the HVAC Oil Furnace on the right.

[Blaine Wiley]

Unbelievable!!

[gbeaumont]

Good grief

[Peter Doane]

You have GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!!!!! Wow.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by jhagarty

Bathroom Shower installed in a Basement.

There were tileboard panels secured with mirror fasteners over an access door to the Main Panel on the Left and the HVAC Oil Furnace on the right.

Deal Killer Joe.

[Peter C. Russell]

At least in picture #2 you can see the fancy crome telephone so you can call 911!!!!!!!!!

[jschulte]

Evolution at its finest!

[David A. Andersen]

How did you find the panel? Wow!!!

Is the main breaker GFCI protected?

Or should we be asking IF there is a main?

[Emmanuel J. Scanlan]

Originally Posted by prussell

At least in picture #2 you can see the fancy crome telephone so you can call 911!!!!!!!!!

Looks like a shower head to me!

Beautiful shower! To bad they really got the location wrong!!!!

[klott]

Shocking, If It Had Not Been A Different Color It Would Be Hard To Notice.

[tdietrich1]

I had to look at this several times, thought it was an optical illusion since who in their right mind would 'approve' of this? Was this an addition for the mother-in-law to live (or die) in?

tom

[relliott]

Joe ..what language did you use in the report?

[jconner]

I guess it's safe to say that a permit wasn't issued for this project. "Location, Location, Location....."

[Ian Gills]

I know why this happens because the temptation is to do exactly the same in my house. Where to locate a bathroom in an unfinished basement is often determined by the plumbing. My unfinished basement has pipework for a bathdrain and vanity drain located very near the panel. It all depends on where the main sewer line in the house is located. Of course, now I have seen this, the area around the panel will become a seperate room.

Just wanted to add a small sense of reason to the madness. Check where your sewer line is in relation to your panel.

[tdietrich1]

Ian,

That would explain if a 'novice' like a desperate home owner installed it. If a contractor even touched this, I would hope someone sued him out of business.

tom