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<p>Of course then there is the "bottom line", final say approval
determined by the AHJ which might be hard for this inspector to
refuse your clearances when he/she is asked to operate that switch
and see that there is zero issue with its safe and easy
operation. AHJ's are allowed to use common sense.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Feather River Solar Electric
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.7849
CA Lic 874049
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him tomorrow. He tells me it's too close but I can't get him
to tell me what an acceptable distance would be. It's
totally insane. I was pretty sure there was nothing in the
NEC about this specifically, but I wanted to make sure
before I asked him to cite a code reference in his rejection
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<div dir="ltr">I've looked through Article 110 and even UL
listings for GE disconnects and there is no specific code
of reference to minimum space about the component (other
than typical working space requirements). Ask your AHJ to
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">Yes, what others said - my
understanding is that as long as the door can open 90º
then it's considered not in the way of working space.<br>
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