Breaker box requirement

[akpolaris]

I have a surface mounted breaker box in the shop I am building. I just brought a water line into the building, coming thru the floor. Is it allowable to have a surface mounted 3/4" water line running below the breaker box? thanks
Tom

 

[Zeke]

Sure is.

 

[Stuff]

No. That is in the working space required - 30" wide, 36" deep, 6.5' high.

 

[Norcal]

Technically, no "foreign" equipment/ piping is allowed in the panel space.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

If the water line is metal, make sure to bond it to the panel...

 

[akpolaris]

Yes or no I am probably going to do it since it is the logical route for the line. The line is 90' od HDPE Teed off a copper water line. It will connect to Pex and be run shielded inside electrical conduit. Wylie will this need to be bonded to the panel, or the ground that will bond the panel to the rebar in the floor?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

From the 2011 NEC

(E) Dedicated Equipment Space. All switchboards, panelboards, and motor control centers shall be located in dedicated spaces and protected from damage.

Exception: Control equipment that by its very nature or because of other rules of the Code must be adjacent to or within sight of its operating machinery shall be permitted
in those locations.

(1) Indoor. Indoor installations shall comply with 110.26(E)(1)(a) through (E)(1)(d).
(a) Dedicated Electrical Space. The space equal to the width and depth of the equipment and extending from the floor to a height of 1.8 m (6 ft) above the equipment or to the structural ceiling, whichever is lower, shall be dedicated to the electrical installation. No piping, ducts, leak protection apparatus, or other equipment foreign to the electrical
installation shall be located in this zone.

 

[rwreuter]

X2.....what he says

 

[checkthisout]

I have a surface mounted breaker box in the shop I am building. I just brought a water line into the building, coming thru the floor. Is it allowable to have a surface mounted 3/4" water line running below the breaker box? thanks
Tom

As long as it's not sticking out past the surface of the box into the required working space you're ok.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Yes or no I am probably going to do it since it is the logical route for the line. The line is 90' od HDPE Teed off a copper water line. It will connect to Pex and be run shielded inside electrical conduit. Wylie will this need to be bonded to the panel, or the ground that will bond the panel to the rebar in the floor?

Yes it needs to be bonded to the ground bar in your panel. Is this a new install? If so, did u run a 4-wire feeder?

 

[akpolaris]

Yes it needs to be bonded to the ground bar in your panel. Is this a new install? If so, did u run a 4-wire feeder?

The box is run off of the main box at the house. I assisted an electrician friend to accomplish it. 3 wires & a ground w/ a 200 amp breaker. He is quite insistent on quoting me the code requirements as we go along. He may squawk if this does not meet code next time he stops by to check on my wire twisting

 

[Zeke]

I still think it would be permitted as described by the OP. If not, he could run it just behind the wall. Given the dimensions of the 'working space depth' and a surface mounted panel, the water line could be run behind an added panel to conceal it.

However, I'll take back the unilateral statement, "Sure is" and say, "It sure could be."