Timeline for Ok to conceal electrical junction box under cabinet behind removable toe-kick
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| Nov 16, 2015 at 1:15 | history | edited | Tester101 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 16, 2015 at 1:13 | comment | added | Tester101 | The code says boxes have to be "accessible", not "Readily Accessible". "Accessible (as applied to wiring methods). Capable of being removed or exposed without damaging the building structure or finish or not permanently closed in by the structure or finish of the building." | |
| Nov 15, 2015 at 23:59 | comment | added | ArchonOSX | I believe those items are accessible just not readily accessible. Actually junction boxes only have to be accessible whereas circuit breakers and such items would have to be readily accessible. The junction box in the question would be readily accessible and therefore accessible. So it fits both definitions. 😊 | |
| Nov 15, 2015 at 22:26 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | Does the NEC have a different definition of portable ladder than the rest of the world; because a literal reading of that seems to ban most ceiling mounted lighting/etc. Unless you're significantly taller than average even a ceiling box in a typical residential area is going to need a stool or short step ladder for comfortable access; with cathedral ceilings in homes or the high ceilings in many commercial/industrial buildings needing a large ladder or powered lift to access the boxes used to connect overhead lighting. | |
| Nov 15, 2015 at 20:56 | vote | accept | Shane Wealti | ||
| Nov 15, 2015 at 20:08 | history | answered | ArchonOSX | CC BY-SA 3.0 |