Doing a remodel where many of the interior walls are filled concrete block, so it's not easy to make changes. The architect has made some wall changes and the old panel will face into a closet. We want to reverse it in the wall as NEC 240.24 restricts clothes closet locations. By reversing it, the kitchen sink is within reach, but there's no other reasonable option. Are there any code restrictions I'm missing?
Load Center Kitchen Location
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ryan_618
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It seems strange to me, but I can think of no code vioaltions off the top of my head.
It seems strange to me, but I can think of no code vioaltions off the top of my head.
jimwalker
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As long as work area can be maintained i think its ok.Do assume the counter is not under it.
As long as work area can be maintained i think its ok.Do assume the counter is not under it.
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a.wayne3@verizon.net
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30 in. x 36 in., not in a closet, sure it`s OK
30 in. x 36 in., not in a closet, sure it`s OK
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Jim if counter was underneath than 30 x 36 could not be
Jim if counter was underneath than 30 x 36 could not be
jimwalker
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"By reversing it, the kitchen sink is within reach, but there's no other reasonable option. Are there any code restrictions I'm missing? "
Since he didn't exactly say if there was or wasn't is why i replied that way.I have seen a few over the counter.
"By reversing it, the kitchen sink is within reach, but there's no other reasonable option. Are there any code restrictions I'm missing? "
Since he didn't exactly say if there was or wasn't is why i replied that way.I have seen a few over the counter.
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As an inspector, I really hate to see electric panels in kitchens.
If the panel is located above a counter, like most are, or within 6 feet of water the kitchen area would not be an option.
My big thing is to protect them from themselves and I believe there is more danger in placing a panel in a kitchen then having it blocked in a closet.
Either way, both installations would not be code compliant, correct?
Joe Myers
As an inspector, I really hate to see electric panels in kitchens.
If the panel is located above a counter, like most are, or within 6 feet of water the kitchen area would not be an option.
My big thing is to protect them from themselves and I believe there is more danger in placing a panel in a kitchen then having it blocked in a closet.
Either way, both installations would not be code compliant, correct?
Joe Myers
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Roger I agree over a counter is not an option,I also looked twice at within 6 ft of a sink....There is an article that prohibits a water heater from being within 3 ft of the panel
(I`d have to search for that one)but it did come up recently and I was shown the article but with this flu my head is foggy.But never heard of within 6 ft of a sink.
Roger I agree over a counter is not an option,I also looked twice at within 6 ft of a sink....There is an article that prohibits a water heater from being within 3 ft of the panel
(I`d have to search for that one)but it did come up recently and I was shown the article but with this flu my head is foggy.But never heard of within 6 ft of a sink.
pierre
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I have not come across the article that requires a 3 foot separation of service equipment from a water heater. Maybe that is a local requirement.
Pierre
Allen
I have not come across the article that requires a 3 foot separation of service equipment from a water heater. Maybe that is a local requirement.
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