Main electrical panel placement - Newfoundland

7/18/2017 at 3:53:50 PM

Hello,

The Panelboards shall be located

According Canadian Electrical Code 2015 (Section 26)and Canadian Building code.

The main considerations should be that the minimum working space is 1m , easy accessibility and illumination(Section 2).

The homes with attached garages is the perfect place for installing a breaker panel.

For details see changes adopted by local authority.

Hope this helps.

7/18/2017 at 4:08:30 PM

I am not sure if you have a deviation to the Canadian Electrical Code as we do here in Ontario, but there is no stipulation for having an electrical panel located within a laundry room, providing it is not mounted behind your appliances, sinks, or other damp locations where water and humidity can become excessive. You must have a minimum of 2 metre headroom, stable footing and 1 square metre of clear access and working space where the breakers wont be mounted higher than 1.75 metres above floor level. Ask a few local Electrical Contractors in your area for your space to be approved before planning.

7/24/2017 at 9:43:56 AM

The short answer is yes, it can be located there. The detailed answer is what the poster have said in the previous messages; there are restrictions on where it can be located in that room.

Most provinces will allow a deviation for a "replacement" so that if your panel is behind a sink or above a washer in the original install, they will allow a replacement to go there.

A reputable electrical contractor will want to put it in a better location (to need today's code if that is possible; you should know that can substantially increase the price if they have to extend all the circuits to another location in the home.

Cheers

John Kuehnl-Cadwell

Master Electrician

Datawise Solutions Inc