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[Gregoryewy]

What's wrong here...

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I see you are not an electrician so can you give us some history of this non compliant install. Is this something you did?

 

[ptonsparky]

That counter top being used for wall is odd. The sink will never hold water in that position.

 

[rudiseldb]

It is fine. It's a cabinet to me no plugs required....or is it no add a depths for the wood wall?? You need more info in your post


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[GoldDigger]

I have a sub panel like that in my kitchen.

Open the cabinet doors, remove the shelves, unscrew thin wood cover plate and then open the panel.

Totally non-compliant, but since it is just a sub (probably replacing the 1920 fuse box in the several times expanded house) the HI never realized it was there.

The easiest way to "fix" it would be to turn the panel to the outside of the wall.
Unfortunately it is on the second floor of the hillside home. :happysad:

 

[480sparky]

It's sideways and needs to be rotated. :lol:

 

[ptonsparky]

It's sideways and needs to be rotated. :lol:

Oooh. That explains a lot.

We see panels covered up on occasion. The customer would get to unload shelves etc. on that one.

 

[kwired]

It is fine. It's a cabinet to me no plugs required....or is it no add a depths for the wood wall?? You need more info in your post


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You missed the loadcenter in there didn't you?

 

[mgookin]

You missed the loadcenter in there didn't you?

Got me on that one. I looked at that picture 5 times. My first observation was "sideways picture" after all they were asking about the picture.

I'd call that a handyman special but the cabinet work looks too good. That's a nice wetbar. Too bad the carpenters have to show up before you can throw a breaker when something's smoking.

 

[jumper]

What's wrong here...

No receptacle plate on the GFCI.

 

[rudiseldb]

You missed the loadcenter in there didn't you?

Yep....old aged and blind too sometimes...lol too small on my phone


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[John120/240]

No receptacle plate on the GFCI.

I would have added an Arlington plastic spark ring or equivalent.

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[iwire]

I would have added an Arlington plastic spark ring or equivalent.

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Do they make one big enough to extend the panel cover out?

 

[petersonra]

You missed the loadcenter in there didn't you?

maybe it is just an empty shell.

 

[kwired]

I would have added an Arlington plastic spark ring or equivalent.

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Looks like the device box for the GFCI is flush with the finish to me so that shouldn't be necessary, they just need a trim plate.

 

[kwired]

maybe it is just an empty shell.

If empty, why bother making access to it at all?

 

[petersonra]

If empty, why bother making access to it at all?

Where do you see access to it?

 

[kwired]

Where do you see access to it?

They did cut the back out of the cabinet, and is likely the shelves are easily removable.

It may not be "readily accessible" but is still accessible. If it is just used as a junction box and no longer contains a panelboard there is nothing wrong there NEC wise, except for a missing cover on the GFCI.

 

[mgookin]

maybe it is just an empty shell.

They do make good pistol lockers. Nobody thinks to look there. Get one with a lock and it's even better. They can be noisy to open though.

 

[petersonra]

They did cut the back out of the cabinet, and is likely the shelves are easily removable.

It may not be "readily accessible" but is still accessible. If it is just used as a junction box and no longer contains a panelboard there is nothing wrong there NEC wise, except for a missing cover on the GFCI.

if it is just a jbox no working space would be required and being able to remove the shelves would seem to satisfy the access requirement.