Code Question
- Thread starter makes1
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- Massachusetts
Re: Code Question
It is not a NEC violation, it could be a local code but I can not imagine why.
Many office buildings are all windows along the outside walls I guess this inspector would not allow any outlets at these locations. :roll:
It is not a NEC violation, it could be a local code but I can not imagine why.
Many office buildings are all windows along the outside walls I guess this inspector would not allow any outlets at these locations. :roll:
ryan_618
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- Salt Lake City, Utah
Re: Code Question
The receptacle is too low in an office. It must be at least 15" to satisfy the accessibility requirements of the ADAAG and the ANSI A117.1
The receptacle is too low in an office. It must be at least 15" to satisfy the accessibility requirements of the ADAAG and the ANSI A117.1
Re: Code Question
It is a home office,attached to a garage, all the other plugs in there which number 15 are the same height. He only said the one under the window was in violation. The owner intends to put a small 110 volt window unit AC there, does he have to get an extension cord to run it now?
It is a home office,attached to a garage, all the other plugs in there which number 15 are the same height. He only said the one under the window was in violation. The owner intends to put a small 110 volt window unit AC there, does he have to get an extension cord to run it now?
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- Lockport, IL
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- Semi-Retired Electrical Engineer
Re: Code Question
Ask the Inspector for the code article that your installation violates. If Ryan is right about it being related to an office environment, perhaps you could ask for a variance, in light of it being a home, and in light of the homeowner not being in need of the protection of ADA. Or, if the issue is that it is too low, do you still have the opportunity to raise it up 3 inches, or have you already removed it and allowed the wall to be covered up?
Ask the Inspector for the code article that your installation violates. If Ryan is right about it being related to an office environment, perhaps you could ask for a variance, in light of it being a home, and in light of the homeowner not being in need of the protection of ADA. Or, if the issue is that it is too low, do you still have the opportunity to raise it up 3 inches, or have you already removed it and allowed the wall to be covered up?
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