Article 240.24 (D)
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bphgravity
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Re: Article 240.24 (D)
This section of the code is fairly vague. I don't know how close "vicinity" is and would have to make a judgement call for each specific situation. I think there are better places to place a panelboard or other OCD's than a closet anyway.
This section of the code is fairly vague. I don't know how close "vicinity" is and would have to make a judgement call for each specific situation. I think there are better places to place a panelboard or other OCD's than a closet anyway.
Re: Article 240.24 (D)
might look at this earlier thread:
http://www.mikeholt.com/codeforum/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=007496
might look at this earlier thread:
http://www.mikeholt.com/codeforum/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=007496
milwaukeesteve
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Re: Article 240.24 (D)
That is hard to define, especially since everyone has their own opinion.
I went through a house the other day (house shopping right now), the master 'closet' was over the garage -- over the WHOLE 2 1/2 car garage.
Yet this was the master closet and could only be reached through the master bed beyond the master bath. I think the closet even had a closet.
Given that there were rows of shelving, at what point could you say yeah or nay to a panel in that closet/room. There were walls available for clearence.
Yet if you built a room inside that closet/room, just for the panel and NOTHING else, could you call it an electrical room like Steve66 had suggested?
That is hard to define, especially since everyone has their own opinion.
I went through a house the other day (house shopping right now), the master 'closet' was over the garage -- over the WHOLE 2 1/2 car garage.
Yet this was the master closet and could only be reached through the master bed beyond the master bath. I think the closet even had a closet.
Given that there were rows of shelving, at what point could you say yeah or nay to a panel in that closet/room. There were walls available for clearence.
Yet if you built a room inside that closet/room, just for the panel and NOTHING else, could you call it an electrical room like Steve66 had suggested?
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Re: Article 240.24 (D)
Don
I'm going to get hammered for this, but, in my opinion, this section does not specifically forbid panels in clothes closets. The prohibition is panels in the vicinity of easily ignitible material, the clothes closet is just an example of a location that may contain easily ignitable material. I agree that in most cases, the section would prohibit the installation of a panel in a clothes closet, but I don't agree that this is always the case. In some of the larger walk in closets, it would be very easy to install the panel and have in not be in the vicinity of easily ignitable material.
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