water heater disconnect

[buddhakii]

Since when did a door or cover become a disconnecting means ,..


"....adding a lock to the disconnecting means...."

I would say the door is part of the disconnecting means.

 

[M. D.]

I would say the door is part of the disconnecting means.

Then you had better find locks for the screws that hold it on

 

[nukeantz]

As I said it is a outdoor panel (meter/combination). If a lock were put on the loop at the bottom of the panel the cover could not be taken off even if the screws were removed . Thank you for all the feedback.

 

[kbsparky]

As I said it is a outdoor panel (meter/combination). If a lock were put on the loop at the bottom of the panel the cover could not be taken off even if the screws were removed ....

Hehe .... we had a customer do exactly that: Put a padlock on the meter/main box outside of his house.

We had to do a service call, and needed to shut off the main, but since he was not home, and had locked the panel shut, we had to resort to alternative measures ....

I was able to remove the screws holding the door hinges in place, and open it far enough to switch off the main, and perform our service call. Then we switched it back on, replaced the screws, and went our way.

I bet he never figured out how we fixed that problem that day, with the lock appearing intact .... :wink:

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

I can only go by what nec says ,not logic or just as good as. With the number of square d keys i have passed out to AC men and building managers there is no way in h that i am trusting it. I want the chances of you having a key to my lock to be 1 in 1,000.
If your working on a building under construction do you want to risk a stupid panel door key ?
I want the only key to be in my right pocket and nobody with a copy