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A fire rated wall is rated as such because of the material used in construction. There is specific drywall board and rated doors to obtain a fire rating. The standards are 2 and 4 hour ratings unless referring to electrical equipment.
Technically it could be on the other side of the shower wall, but common sense would tell you this is not a good idea.
Working space around electrical equipment shall be minimum: 30" wide and 36" deep and 6'-6" high. The panel door must be able to open at a 90 degrees angle.
There is no specific distance specified in the code book. The meter stack has to be on the outside of the building and some times this means bringing it through the eave end of the roof line. The connection point has to be 15 feet high as a minimum. The utility meter has to be at head height on the outside wall for the meter reader to see and read it. On the lower end of the meter stack is the electrical panel. As you can see the distances will change in every circumstance depending on where the electrical panel is placed. The electrical panel can not be placed any further in the building from the outside wall than ten feet.
Are you talking about recepticale boxes that you plug a device into or service panel that the breakers are in?
A fire rated wall is rated as such because of the material used in construction. There is specific drywall board and rated doors to obtain a fire rating. The standards are 2 and 4 hour ratings unless referring to electrical equipment.
If a wall is deemed a "fire rated" wall then every penetration through it should be run through a "sleeve" or 3/4" EMT conduit, and filled with fire caulk associated with the fire rating of the wall.
A smoke Barrier wall needs to resist the passage of smoke. UBC say that a Smoke Barrier wall needs to be constructed of at least a 1 hr. fire rated wall. A 1 hr Fire rated wall needs to be Fire Caulked.
A bad idea. That would be against the electrical code and the manufactures specifications.Another answer:Agreed. Only use approved structural material to hang an electrical panel. If you need to hang it away from an existing wall, use Unistrut.
Technically it could be on the other side of the shower wall, but common sense would tell you this is not a good idea.
its under your fuse panel on the fire wall there is to nuts to remove
Working space around electrical equipment shall be minimum: 30" wide and 36" deep and 6'-6" high. The panel door must be able to open at a 90 degrees angle.
There is no specific distance specified in the code book. The meter stack has to be on the outside of the building and some times this means bringing it through the eave end of the roof line. The connection point has to be 15 feet high as a minimum. The utility meter has to be at head height on the outside wall for the meter reader to see and read it. On the lower end of the meter stack is the electrical panel. As you can see the distances will change in every circumstance depending on where the electrical panel is placed. The electrical panel can not be placed any further in the building from the outside wall than ten feet.
fire doors will prevent fire from speeding for only a certain amount of time, they are rated for different times. basically the create a wall that will stop the fire.
I`m not an electrician but have done some commercial renovations and I believe you should not have holes in a bay on both sides of the wall. if the outlets or switches are on the same side its ok. but check with your electrical inspector.
UL Design No. U319.
Are you talking about recepticale boxes that you plug a device into or service panel that the breakers are in?