So I have a rated, factory supplied 24v led strip light that is mounted to a window frame muillon. The lights are covered by an art pan, and then framed wall and sheet rock will cover the window assembly. There are two sets of these lights on either side of the window illuminating the artwork. (1 set for back up, as they are not "serviceable). The factory whip of the fixture is then routed to a driver that will of course have an access panel. The owner of this building is completely aware that should something happen to both the regular and back up light they would need to deglaze the window to replace it. While an expensive idea, this is obviously capable of being done without damaging the buildings structure or finish.
My inspector is leaving it up to his boss to convince on the matter, but he personally deemed the entire fixture needs to be accessible. Which is just not feasible due to the nature of this project. Is there any argument that could help my case? I'm just really not seeing a clear cut line that definitively says these fixtures need to be accessible in the first place, or how deglazing a window would not make them "accessible"
(This is 2014 NEC code cycle) any help is much appreciated
My inspector is leaving it up to his boss to convince on the matter, but he personally deemed the entire fixture needs to be accessible. Which is just not feasible due to the nature of this project. Is there any argument that could help my case? I'm just really not seeing a clear cut line that definitively says these fixtures need to be accessible in the first place, or how deglazing a window would not make them "accessible"
(This is 2014 NEC code cycle) any help is much appreciated