Dedicated Equipment Space

[Krackle4056]

Question on article 110.26. On a residential 200 Amp service, with a Main Breaker panel located between the garage and an interior wall,within 3 (three) feet from the exterior wall, with the panel facing the garage, Is it a violation if the exterior door that can be locked from entry, swings into the Dedicated Equipment Space.

 

[charlie b]

If you have the required working clearance (by the way, we are not talking about "dedicated equipment space" here - that is a different topic entirely) with the door closed, then you comply with code. Nothing says a door is not allowed to swing into the working space, so long as you can establish working space by closing the door. It is common, in some apartment buildings, to put the unit's main panel just behind the swing of the front door.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[raider1]

Welcome to the forum.

I agree with Charlie,

Provided that the working space clearance is there when the door is closed it is OK to have the door swing into the required working space.

Also remember that there are 2 different "spaces" we are talking about working space (110.26(A)) and dedicated space (110.26(F)). The working space is to provide a clear space to service or work on the equipment. Dedicated space is to keep the area above the equipment clear of foreign systems.

Chris

 

[icefalkon]

Exactly as Charlie mentioned...

Here in NYC many of our apartments have their small panels located next to doorways (that's where the riser came up) and as long as you can work in the panel when the door is closed unobstructed you're fine.