HoosierSparky
Senior Plans Examiner, MEP
- Location
- Scottsdale AZ
- Occupation
- Senior Plans Examiner
I have been trying to find a code section that I could use to justify requiring a service panel to be a minimum of 10 feet from the edge of a pool. The service is not an overhead feed. The best I can find only gives me 5 feet. I have looked in Articles 230 and 680 of the NEC and Chapters 35 and 41 of the IRC.
5 feet does not "look" or "sound" right. I wouldn't want to be working in any panel with my back within 5ft of a pool! Any ideas other than suggest a code change for 2014 or 2017?
5 feet does not "look" or "sound" right. I wouldn't want to be working in any panel with my back within 5ft of a pool! Any ideas other than suggest a code change for 2014 or 2017?