Small Town Inspections ?

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Jim ,..I'm not going to argue with you ,.. disconnects ,..at least the ones I'm used to working with ,.are quite simple to troubleshoot dead.. and in my opinion, do not "require" me to work on live .
 
Isn't the intent of 110.26 such that you shouldn't have to reach over an A/C unit in order to check voltage or pull out the disconnect ? Granted, the A/C units in Marc's photo make getting to the disconnect a bit snug but at least they are accessable without having to reach over the units for servicing. And granted, the A/C guys could have located the units a bit closer together to allow easier access (But then again, why should they be concerned, they're not the one's that will fail inspection ?). But, the fact is they're accessable.

Without the benefit of a photo from GENRT66 so we can only make assumptions that the AHJ was correct and locating the disconnect 4' above the A/C unit had some sort of accessability issue.
 
Jim W in Tampa said:
OK ,AC unit has no volts.Now you already lost 5 minutes opening the unit.What your next step ?
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You might be thinking of a larger fused disconnect. Im thinking more of a pull out or a non fused switch that would be more likley to get buried behind the AC unit and is painted shut.
I cant imagine someone in the office requiring me to perform certain troubleshooting procedures such as checking the disconnect first.
It should be "check the thermostat first"
 
Jim W in Tampa said:
I dont know about the rest of you but i am required by my company to verify the voltage at the disconnect.So that makes it very likely to be needing clearance at least one time.Lets get real here,no way am i opening up an ac unit or whatever without checking voltage first at disconnect.NEC often uses poor wording.Many inspectors simply have overlooked this for years.
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Do they have a PPE policy incase it blows off the wall when you open the cover?
 
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