skipharper
Registered User
A sump flush to the finished floor is located directly in front of an electrical panel 6" off wall-is this in the working clearance space for the panel?
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2012 IRC E3405.1 Working space and clearances
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steveray
SAWHORSE
Do the pipes come out of the top?....Most of them I have seen are a violation...If it were flush I guess it would be OK...
JBI
Registered User
The clear working space is normally measured from the floor up...
fatboy
Administrator
If there were no pipes, a flush top, I think you would have to accept it............
skipharper
Registered User
Thanks all, I feel the same way because it is flush and the pipes leaving actually left the sump and went up the wall outside the working space by design so the installer knew what he was doing. I guess most home inspectors get certified thru Walmart and certainly lack common sense.
fatboy
Administrator
"Common sense ain't so common anymore."
mark handler
SAWHORSE
metal cover?fatboy said:
steveray
SAWHORSE
Pipe might be the violation in that one...but the cover looks OK...mark handler said:metal cover?
mark handler
SAWHORSE
So your going to stand on a metal plate and stick your hand into the panel? A braver man than I Gunga Din...steveray said:
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steveray
SAWHORSE
It's all about the PPE....You are sticking your hands in a live panel after all....Should we not put panels in steel buildings?mark handler said:
fatboy
Administrator
The cover material, is not an issue, agree the pipe may be a violation, but not the cover.....
mark handler
SAWHORSE
Who said steel Building?steveray said:
Builder Bob
Sawhorse
steveray
SAWHORSE
Steel cover, steel deck floor, wood framed warehouse with steel plates on the floor, concrete floor with steel in it....I don't know that electricity cares what you are standing on if you do something dumb....See BB post...mark handler said: