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What is the minimum allowable side distance from 480 volt electrical panel and emergency safety shower?
30 inches
Is it safe to have electrical wiring behind the drywall of your shower?
On wiring a house it is common practice to have other circuits in the wall cavity passing by the built in shower stall. Electrical outlets that face outward from the shower stall wall that service another room is also common practice. There is no danger from electrical shock as the shower is isolated from the wires by wall board and usually ceramic tiles that make up the shower stall or in some cases a fiberglass shower enclosure.Do you mean inside the shower area, or outside the shower area?It is never safe to have any electrical outlets:inside a shower cubiclenext to a bathnext to a sinknext to a hand wash basinin any other kind of wet areaThere are very strict wiring codes and regulations about where you can place a socket outlet. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INSTRUCTIONS HEREBECAUSE YOU NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELYYOU MUST CALL IN A LICENSED ELECTRICIANTO DO IT FOR YOU.ANSWERIf your question should be read as "Is it safe to have electrical outlets on the other side of a wall to a shower area, such as in a dry room like a bedroom, etc., normally the answer would be Yes, but it is best to check with a licensed electrician to be sure. Always be sure to switch off the breakers at the main panel before you attempt to do any work on any mains power circuit.--------------------This is something I wondered when I gutted my fiberglass shower enclosure and noticed that there was an electrical box behind one of the walls servicing a hall light switch and yet another box on the back wall behind the shower enclosure serving the light fixture and exhaust fan to the master bath. It doesn't feel right to have electrical so close to water. In my townhouse they only used gypsum board behind the fiberglass enclosure with no plastic vapor barrier. So, I have to think about how to remodel the shower with these two electrical boxes in the mix.
Can you splice wires in an electrical panel?
yes wires is electrical panel
Can you box in an electrical panel in an open room?
That depends on what you mean by "box in". You must always provide access to an electrical panel.
Can you install electrical panel in closet?
No, there has to be a three foot clearance in front of the panel. This is so that electricians can work safely on the panel.
