# Clearance question - service panel to pool equipment **URL:** \ **Category:** Electrical Inspections\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188 "2013-05-23T02:11:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dredding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dredding/32/1515_2.png) [@dredding](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dredding)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/1 "2013-05-23T02:11:25Z")
I have a main service panel in a recently enclosed pool equipment room (panel was on an exterior wall previously). Pool was put in 10+ years ago, house built in 1978. Pool was permitted and I assume the panel is original. Sorry I don’t have a better pic, but the panel is on the right wall out of view in this shot. What is the minimum clearances here? Code references always useful 🙂 Is it necessary to put signage on the door indicating the location of the service panel inside, for the local utility company? Thanks for looking. ![DSCN1493.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/2/9/29154768c96b61e839e2311a061ce4a97be5ae28.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Port](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jim\_Port](https://forum.nachi.org/u/Jim_Port)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/2 "2013-05-23T02:41:33Z")
I may be misunderstanding, but, the same clearance and workspace is required for this panel as one in a house. ---
**Author:** ![dredding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dredding/32/1515_2.png) [@dredding](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dredding)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/3 "2013-05-23T02:47:41Z")
That being 15" from center minimum left to right (30" combined) and 36" at front. I was just wondering if the obstruction being pool equipment had any bearing. ---
**Author:** ![pabernathy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/pabernathy/32/178230_2.png) [@pabernathy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/pabernathy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/4 "2013-05-23T04:19:02Z")
Dredding, The panel can be located anywhere in those 30 inches…not just centered in the 30 inches. As for “storage” being placed in the workspace in accordance with Section 110.26(B). See below “(B) Clear Spaces. Working space required by this section shall not be used for storage.” Regardless of the YEAR…clutter in the workspace is a problem and note should be made that this space needs to remain clear. ---
**Author:** ![dredding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dredding/32/1515_2.png) [@dredding](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dredding)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/5 "2013-05-23T06:54:48Z")
Thanks Paul. ---
**Author:** ![rmeier2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rmeier2/32/59909_2.png) [@rmeier2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmeier2)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/6 "2013-05-23T11:34:25Z")
The standard working clearances and dedicated equipment spaces would apply to the panel. Also in accordance with 300.6 the panel would need to be suitable for the environment of that room. > [@](#): > > 300.6 Protection Against Corrosion and Deterioration. > Raceways, cable trays, cablebus, auxiliary gutters, cable > armor, boxes, cable sheathing, cabinets, elbows, couplings, > fittings, supports, and support hardware shall be of materials > suitable for the environment in which they are to be installed. ---
**Author:** ![dandersen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dandersen/32/59398_2.png) [@dandersen](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dandersen)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/7 "2013-05-23T13:05:25Z")
Aside from your Code question; I hope that room is ventilated. I would not want all that equipment and chemicals in a closed room. Bad things will happen… ---
**Author:** ![dredding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dredding/32/1515_2.png) [@dredding](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dredding)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/8 "2013-05-23T17:29:58Z")
> [@dandersen](#): > > Aside from your Code question; I hope that room is ventilated. I would not want all that equipment and chemicals in a closed room. Bad things will happen… Passive ventilation high/low, yes. ---
**Author:** ![dredding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dredding/32/1515_2.png) [@dredding](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dredding)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/9 "2013-05-23T17:30:38Z")
Thanks for that Robert. ---
**Author:** ![rmeier2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rmeier2/32/59909_2.png) [@rmeier2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmeier2)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/10 "2013-05-23T17:47:16Z")
> [@dredding](#): > > Thanks for that Robert. You’re welcome, I know from experience. Once when I went to connect a new pump in a pool equipment shed, where they stored chemicals, the panel and EMT was all rotted. ---
**Author:** ![dredding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dredding/32/1515_2.png) [@dredding](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dredding)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/clearance-question-service-panel-to-pool-equipment/78188/11 "2013-05-24T23:30:22Z")
I assume if the bus bars in the panel suffered corrosion due to being in close proximity to caustic chemicals, that would be a bad thing.