Load center under deck

[hardworkingstiff]

Ok, I admit, I'm being a little lazy here. Does anyone if you can put a load center under an exterior deck of a house?

The customer wants to put in a Jacuzzi and also would like to (in the future) install some low voltage lighting. The tub will be outside the existing deck area and he will build another deck around it. He would like have a little panel (4-6 circuit load center) for disconnecting the Jacuzzi and adding some low voltage lighting (GFCI receptacle).

I'd like to find something that says I can put this load center in without worrying about the 6.5' height requirement. (For the last 20 years I've pretty much wired gas stations and marinas so I'm pretty rusty on residential). I'm only doing this because it's the house of the owner of the dock fabrication facility (translation, I MUST do this, lol).

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
HWS

 

[rcarroll]

Re: Load center under deck

Perhaps the exception to 110.26(E) will help you.

 

[luke warmwater]

Re: Load center under deck

Originally posted by hardworkingstiff:
He would like have a little panel (4-6 circuit load center) for disconnecting the Jacuzzi and adding some low voltage lighting (GFCI receptacle).

You also need to comply with 680.12 and read the definition of 'In Sight From' in article 100

 

[celtic]

Re: Load center under deck

Originally posted by rcarroll:
Perhaps the exception to 110.26(E) will help you.

Perhaps not...

Exception: In existing dwelling units,

He's not really in the dwelling unit

 

[hardworkingstiff]

Re: Load center under deck

Yea Celtic, I read that the same way.

Thanks all for your input.

HWS.

 

[redfish]

Re: Load center under deck

Why don't you just install an outdoor breaker box that is within sight of your equipment?