Hi,
My condo complex HOA has decided to add locks to the service disconnect (Main and 8 meters/CBs) closet doors at the end of each 8 unit building, keyed to the utility's key, to keep people from storing odds and ends there. My condo panel is MLO so I want access to this closet to open the CB serving my panel! Seems like a violation of 2016 NEC 230.72 (C). I don't think the exception applies because management only maintains the common areas i.e. exterior lighting, sprinkler timer etc. I have to maintain my condo panel and electrical distribution.
Any inspectors here agree? Thanks, Steve K, P.E.
(They already created one violation when they replaced one door with a fixed panel, which is 2ft or so in front of the "house" panel.)
My condo complex HOA has decided to add locks to the service disconnect (Main and 8 meters/CBs) closet doors at the end of each 8 unit building, keyed to the utility's key, to keep people from storing odds and ends there. My condo panel is MLO so I want access to this closet to open the CB serving my panel! Seems like a violation of 2016 NEC 230.72 (C). I don't think the exception applies because management only maintains the common areas i.e. exterior lighting, sprinkler timer etc. I have to maintain my condo panel and electrical distribution.
Any inspectors here agree? Thanks, Steve K, P.E.
(They already created one violation when they replaced one door with a fixed panel, which is 2ft or so in front of the "house" panel.)