Fair Housing Act maximum high for the electrical panel in an apartament

[Bernardoc]

NEC 404.8 Accessibility and Grouping the breakers shall be installed at a maximum height of 6 ft 7 in. But it does not indicated the height for the fair housing act. It is clear that the light switches shall be a max. height of 48 inches, but it does not talk or it is clear on the panel breakers.
Anybody have this issue in the past.

 

[rc/retired]

I believe in certain buildings, either ANSI or ADA have rules pertaining to this.
IIRC, the "reach range" is 18" from the bottom to 48" to the top. That definitely includes breakers.

Ron

 

[W@ttson]

Take a look at Annex J in the NEC. That is where the information on panel height for panels in apartment buildings comes from. I have had an inspector call it out in the past.

 

[jean Tessmer]

Does the NEC tell the electrical contractor how high or low vertically on a wall or over a counter, to install standard general-purpose light or fan switch and outlets?
Under the Fair Housing Act, outlets the lowest one of a duplex receptacle, cannot be lower than 15 inches AFF minimum. The switches cannot be higher to the middle of the actuation point of the switch than 48 inches AFF maximum. When DOJ comes to the site to inspect, if the switch is 48.5 inches AFF it is a taggable violation and if the outlet to the lowest receptacle is 14 inches AFF it is also a taggable federal violation. How does the contractor know where to install the switches or outlets vertically on a wall or over a counter?

 

[gadfly56]

Does the NEC tell the electrical contractor how high or low vertically on a wall or over a counter, to install standard general-purpose light or fan switch and outlets?
Under the Fair Housing Act, outlets the lowest one of a duplex receptacle, cannot be lower than 15 inches AFF minimum. The switches cannot be higher to the middle of the actuation point of the switch than 48 inches AFF maximum. When DOJ comes to the site to inspect, if the switch is 48.5 inches AFF it is a taggable violation and if the outlet to the lowest receptacle is 14 inches AFF it is also a taggable federal violation. How does the contractor know where to install the switches or outlets vertically on a wall or over a counter?

If you are bidding on one of these jobs, RTFM. I've been stung before because salesmen didn't read the specs or plan notes.

 

[jaggedben]

Take a look at Annex J in the NEC. That is where the information on panel height for panels in apartment buildings comes from. I have had an inspector call it out in the past.

Good info, I was not aware that was there.

As it states in Annex J itself, they are not NEC requirements, and the info actually comes from the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and is the same as in ANSI/ICC A117.1-2009. I'd double check that standard is up to date for whatever authority is enforcing accessibility requirements.

 

[Hv&Lv]

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/pdf/fairhousing/fairch5.pdf

Breakers and a couple of other items aren't covered,