Electric heaters in cloths closets

[Ellement]

In doing a renovation the client asked that we make a place with a 12/2 to the panelboard for a future baseboard heater. My question is if an electric baseboard heater is allowed in a cloths closet? Maybe a flush mount unit with sufficient clearances? I don't know.
Let me know your thoughts.

[neil seidner]

Ellement: If you read 62-110(1)(a)&(b), it says adjacent combustible material shall not be subjected to excess temperature. This could be a very difficult rule to comply with in a clothes closet. The heater would have to be installed so that nothing would end up being stored directly in front of it.

[electricguy]

Rule 30-204 prohibits the use of suspended or bare blub fixtures in cloths closets

[frenchelectrican]

hello there;

one thing about the clothes closet area the NEC will not allow it for safety reason too. there are too many items it can get burn if too close to the electric heating devices.


P.S what your CEC say about the open lumaires ( open light bulbs) in the cloth closet??? i want to see if it is simuar to NEC codes or not. majorty of it will not allow open lumaires it have to be enclosed.


merci, marc

[frenchelectrican]

Bonsoir electricguy :


ok here is the NEC [ this is from 96 code version will update with later one asap]

410.8 [B] lumaires types permitted.
1) A surface mounted or recessed incandsent lumarie with a completly enclosed lamp.

2) A surface mounted or recessed fluorscent lumaire.


[C] Lumaires not permitted.
Incandescent lumaires with open or partially encloseed lamps and pendant luamaires or lampholder shall not be permitted.

I hope you can understand the nec code if any doubts let me know anytime.

merci, marc