Nec Panel Behind Door

Height of working space around electrical equipment nec 110 26 a 3 for installations built before august 13 2007 the height of the working space must be 6 25 ft.

Nec panel behind door.

The purpose for the national electrical code is to provide a safe installation but article 110 is perhaps focused a little more on providing an installation that is safe for the installer and maintenance electrician so time spent in. If front door was open panel door could not open. With the door closed there is plenty of nec required clearance in front of the panel. Three of these standards concern the box location clearance and space around the box and box height.

Width of working space around electrical equipment nec 110 26 a 2 working space around electrical equipment must be as wide as the equipment or 30 inches whichever is greater. In actuality locating a panel behind a door can guarantee that the working space won t be used for storage such as in small electrical closets. The door obviously prevents anything from being stored there. This is the only wall space left in a small room.

I see nothing wrong with a panel located behind a door provided that when the door is closed there is proper working space. Circuit breaker box installations are regulated by the nec. My interpretation of nec is panel behind door swing is a code violation. Is there anything in the nec that prohibits mounting a panelboard behind a door.

In dwelling type occupancies closets are filled with clothes covering panels and they are also behind closed doors. The national electric code nec includes the minimum standards for installing a circuit breaker panel box.