switch & recp height

[J.D. Electric]

can anybody point me in the right direction to find the proper switch & receptacle height for a handicap area.

 

[ryan_618]

15 inches to 48 inches.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

can anybody point me in the right direction to find the proper switch & receptacle height for a handicap area.

Try this thread

 

[charlie b]

I have never actually read the "Americans with Disabilities Act." There might be something in there. But it is certainly not in the National Electrical Code.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

15 inches to 48 inches.

At least your consistent. You said the same in the thread I linked to. :grin:

 

[ryan_618]

At least your consistent. You said the same in the thread I linked to. :grin:

Looks like I got lucky, since I am just making up numbers :wink:

 

[ryan_618]

Please be aware that in the thread that is linked to, Roger's diagram is based on the ADAAG. Many, if not most, areas don't use the ADAAG, they use the ICC/ANSI A117.1 instead. That document doesn't recognize a 54" unobstructed reach on parallel approach. 48" is the absolute highest, regardless of approach.

 

[J.D. Electric]

thanks for the quick reply . i'm currently roughing in a beauty salon and was was trying to find out if the switch height in the bathroom had to be no more than 48" to center . did not see anything on the prints.

 

[Rewire]

ADA ACCESSABILITY GUIDLINES FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES Federal Register Vol. 56 NO. 144 page 19 max side reach limit 54".

 

[ryan_618]

ADA ACCESSABILITY GUIDLINES FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES Federal Register Vol. 56 NO. 144 page 19 max side reach limit 54".

Again, many states don't use the ADAAG.