xguard
Senior Member
- Location
- Baton Rouge, LA
I have an existing facility with a circuit breaker panel (a really old panel) I would like to add additional circuit breakers to. BUT the panel is directly under water pipes that are within the required 6 foot dedicated electrical space 110.26(E)(1) above the panel foot print. As far as dedicated electrical space, it seems I'm allowed to replace the existing panel with a splice box and install a new panel next to it but not under the piping.
1. Is it correct that because I'm adding/replacing breakers in the existing panel I need to bring the installation up to current code which is being violated because of the water pipes approx 4 feet above the panel?
2. Is it correct that splice boxes are not required to be provided with dedicated electrical space? ( I can read it in the code book that way (switchboard, panelboards, and motor control centers), but it just seems odd. I guess splice boxes don't have as complicated components as the equipment mentioned.)
Thanks for any feedback.
1. Is it correct that because I'm adding/replacing breakers in the existing panel I need to bring the installation up to current code which is being violated because of the water pipes approx 4 feet above the panel?
2. Is it correct that splice boxes are not required to be provided with dedicated electrical space? ( I can read it in the code book that way (switchboard, panelboards, and motor control centers), but it just seems odd. I guess splice boxes don't have as complicated components as the equipment mentioned.)
Thanks for any feedback.