Panel location

[Tom Rees]

Is a distribution panel allowed in a bedroom?

[Jerry Peck - Codeman]

Hi Tom,

Yes, a panelboard is allowed to be installed in a bedroom - but not in a clothes closet.

However, the "Yes." is actually a "Yes, but." in that the panelboard *IS* allowed to be installed in the bedroom, it *IS NOT* allowed to be installed in the vicinity of easily ignitable material, i.e., not over a bed - even though that location is not stated in the code as such, the code does state "easily ignitable material" and then states "such as" and then adds "clothes closets".

Bed sheets, blankets., etc., *are* easily ignitable material, just as clothes are.

[feenbroarve]

I am still at least a year from even starting my plane. I am trying to sell my house right now. I just dont want to build my fuse and then 3 years from now find I cant fit what I want on it.

How hard is it to cut a panel after ist been installed.

I know how things change over a short period of time. Ive even wondered if the engine monitor I show on my panel would work with a Rotary engine. Im just trying to get every thought in my head cleard up before I start. If im going to take 3-9 years building something I want it to be perfect.

Lynn

[Jerry Peck - Codeman]

I am still at least a year from even starting my plane. I am trying to sell my house right now. I just dont want to build my fuse and then 3 years from now find I cant fit what I want on it.

How hard is it to cut a panel after ist been installed.

I know how things change over a short period of time. Ive even wondered if the engine monitor I show on my panel would work with a Rotary engine. Im just trying to get every thought in my head cleard up before I start. If im going to take 3-9 years building something I want it to be perfect.

Lynn

Hi Lynn,

You are inquiring about airplane panels on a forum about building construction codes - you will need to ask that on another forum, one for persons building their home-built "experimental" aircraft.

Try these:
- http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/
- http://www.homebuilt.org/
- http://exp-aircraft.com/