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Doug Miller

In article , wrote:
On Jan 10, 11:15=A0pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"RBM" wrote in message
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The NEC requires three feet clear working space in front of a panel. An
electrical inspector can make exceptions if there is a hardship, but your
situation sounds like laziness on the part of a plumber

Not enough details to make a statement like that. If, by in front, he means
it runs across the ceiling and the box is a couple of feet below it mounted
to the wall, I don't see any laziness. A better description or photo would
help.

For clarification the panel is mounted on the wall. The pipe runs
parallel to the box but 1.5 feet in front of in. So if you were
standing in front of the panel looking directly at it the pipe is
above your head (not over the panel).

Hope this helps,

No, it does not help. You still haven't told us what the height of the pipe
is, either above the floor or relative to the height of the panel. "Over
your head" is not an adequate description: what's over *your* head might not
be over *mine*.