Access to automatic machines in electric boards of entrances (on the site)
Hello! We have on the site that part of the shield where the automatic circuit breakers are just on the latch. That is, everyone who got into the entrance has access to them. And to us, periodically, someone turns them off. Tell me, please, should this part of the rules be inaccessible to outsiders? And in what paragraph of the rules is it said?
Homeowners Association says that according to fire safety rules there should be free access to it. Is it so?
I found:
PTEEP 2.2.4.
“All switchgears (switchboards, assemblies, etc.) installed outside the electrical rooms must have locking devices that prevent non-electrical personnel from accessing them”;
and PUE 1.1.34
“Enclosing and closing devices should be designed so that they can only be removed or opened with keys or tools.”
Are these rule clauses suitable for my question?
Hello! Yes and no. According to PTEEP, everything is right! Yes, and the PUE, too. And now, on the other hand, if the HOA is not too responsible, then you will have a problem, if the shield is closed and your machine is knocked out - you can’t turn it on, and yes, the HOA is also right in that in case of a fire disconnect the apartment may not exit the access panel.
There was a reverse question on our website, they say a man bought an apartment, his machine was knocked out and he couldn’t turn it on, he had to call an electrician, they didn’t give keys. The only right decision for you is to hang up the lock, coordinate this issue with the HOA and give them a copy of the keys and give them to your neighbors.
There was a reverse question on our website, they say a man bought an apartment, his machine was knocked out and he couldn’t turn it on, he had to call an electrician, they didn’t give keys. The only right decision for you is to hang up the lock, coordinate this issue with the HOA and give them a copy of the keys and give them to your neighbors.
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