Last year when I went to school for home inspection the instructor taught us that a service panel in the corner of a room was a safety hazard and should be written up. As I’ve continued my education over the last year via InterNACHI I haven’t seen this called out as a defect. I’ve seen the NEC standards on accessibility but it seems the 30" wide distance can be satisfied with a panel placed in a corner as the panel does not need to be centered in the 30" access space.
Does anyone else write this up? Is it actually a defect?
I rarely write that up unless access is truly restricted.
There are tons of old panels crammed into small basements here.
Of course I have seen some particularly egregious examples from time to time, sometimes rather amusing from a home inspectors point of view.
Panel was installed in the kitchen, which is unusual here.
Then they decided they needed more cabinet space.
So they installed a pantry cabinet over the panel! :roll: