mcdowellb,
There are NO SERVICABLE parts. Answer me this, what about the disconnect / receptacle for the fridge????? Now the ball is in your court. You still have not shown me the code that says ALL disconnects require clearances. The reason you can't is because there isn't one. You are adding all switches, receptacles, and disconnects as being required for servicing..... Bogus.....
Where does 110.26(A) say that it doesn't apply if there are no "serviceable" parts in the equipment? That may very well be the intent of the rule, but it is not what the words say.
I am the one that says 110.26(A) applies to switches and receptables, because as it is currently worded it does. There are two things that trigger the application of this code rule and if you have both of those things, you must provide safe work space. The first thing is "do you have electrical equipment?" Looking at the definitions in Article 100, we see that just about everything is electrical equipment. The second is a bit more subjective. Is the equipment likely to " require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized". If this answer is also yes, then you must provide the safe work space. There are no exceptions. I don't see the last few words that say "or as required or permitted elsewhere in this Code", as providing any relief. This wording is refering to code sections like what was in 670.5 in the 2002 code.
We have to read all of the words in the code section and not add or subtract anything from the code wording. We can't interject what we think it says, or what we want it to say, or what someone has told us it says. When you read the words it is very clear as to the application of the section. The rule is flawed and needs a major rewrite, but CMP 1 has refused to accept any changes to correct the existing flawed wording. Yes, it is ignored for many items of electrical equipment, and rightly so, but just because "that is how we do it" doesn't mean that it is not a violation.