Ntcarson
Member
Good morning! I’m working on a renovation of an old place and am struggling with a couple aspects pertaining to code and location of electrical panel. While I understand the clearance/space requirements, it is unclear to me if I can create a mechanical room (enclosed, with door) inside of a bathroom.
I have a room that contains the electrical panel, but I would like to convert it into a bathroom (I'm struggling with adding image to post). I’d like to carve out a sub-room, as a mechanical room, containing the panel. It will NOT be used for storage. Here are my basic questions:
1) Understanding the AHJ will ultimately decide (I am waiting on response), does code allow a mechanical room accessible through a bathroom?
2) If I add a tankless heater to this mechanical room, on an adjacent wall, do I need to widen the room to 30” + heater depth? Room depth will remain 36” min.
3) At floor level, will the same 30” rule apply for a drain pan, or can it slightly impose on 30”, as long as it doesn’t interfere with panel work?
Thank you for taking the time to consider this! Neil
I have a room that contains the electrical panel, but I would like to convert it into a bathroom (I'm struggling with adding image to post). I’d like to carve out a sub-room, as a mechanical room, containing the panel. It will NOT be used for storage. Here are my basic questions:
1) Understanding the AHJ will ultimately decide (I am waiting on response), does code allow a mechanical room accessible through a bathroom?
2) If I add a tankless heater to this mechanical room, on an adjacent wall, do I need to widen the room to 30” + heater depth? Room depth will remain 36” min.
3) At floor level, will the same 30” rule apply for a drain pan, or can it slightly impose on 30”, as long as it doesn’t interfere with panel work?
Thank you for taking the time to consider this! Neil