In Article 110.12 it states equipment shall be installed in a neat and workmanlike manner. The FPN refers to NECA 1-2006 as an accepted industry practice but the FPNs are for information only.
NECA 1 states:
Section 10. Equipment Mounting
"a) The fasteners or supports shall be sufficient to...
The studs are 16" on center and the panels are surface mounted. Basically the contractor has the panels surface mounted to the wall and the toggle bolts then go thru the panel, thru the drywall and thru the wood blocking. The wood blocking is basically a 1"x4" and about 6" long and they did not...
Unfortunately I am not located at our field office in DE but I have requested photos so I can see how the wood blocks are reinforcing for structural support. I will also know more of the story as to why they are not using structural framing such as studs or even unistrut for support once I get a...
I have a project where the contractor is attaching panelboards (42ckts) to gypsum board walls using toggle bolts. For reinforcing purposes they are placing blocks of wood between the panelboard and gypsum wall. Is there any code that disallows this? The project is located in Delaware.
NEC...
