[snickers]

A panelboard shall be installed in every dwelling unit except for dwelling units in hotels and motels, and dwelling units that
a) are not individually metered for electrical power consumption; and
b) have been created by subdivision of a single dwelling.

So If I'm reading this right, I can wire in a suite in an existing house and I don't have to put in a separate panel in the suite? I can run everything out of one panel?

I've always been told it has to have it own panel.

 

[BlackHowling]

Inlaw suite wouldn't need one but a rental would or the panel would need to be in a common area.

 

[snickers]

So my next question would be what determines it an in-law suite or a rental?

 

[BlackHowling]

Building code and local/provincal regulations

 

[YYCApprentice]

we just studied this in code class. I think the definition is pretty relaxed on this one.

are you building a suite to rent out? are you paying the utilities? then no board would be needed.

a suite above thr garage? maybe a separate panel. but what if you just want to have it there for when people visit. the kids from out of town. its still part of your. 'building'

I think this is buyers choice.

dwelling and building are so interchangeable.

 

[BlackHowling]

http://www.victoria.ca/assets/Depar...pment~Services/Documents/reports-jun02-05.pdf

Victoria requires access to panel

 

[AaronJohnTurner]

I live in a basement apartment as a separate unit from the upstairs, but I exclusively have access to the panel for the whole house. Muwahaha. The upstairs unit has sole control of the thermostat however. Oh, and said panel is all of 20-24" away from my kitchen sink, that's some nifty stuff as well. Lucky for the neighbours upstairs, we happen to be old work friends, which makes it much less awkward on the occasional breaker trip. House parties are a lot easier too. I would hate to think what this place would be like with seperate tenants who didn't know eachother.

 

[AlbertaBeef]

I live in a basement apartment as a separate unit from the upstairs, but I exclusively have access to the panel for the whole house. Muwahaha. The upstairs unit has sole control of the thermostat however. Oh, and said panel is all of 20-24" away from my kitchen sink, that's some nifty stuff as well. Lucky for the neighbours upstairs, we happen to be old work friends, which makes it much less awkward on the occasional breaker trip. House parties are a lot easier too. I would hate to think what this place would be like with seperate tenants who didn't know eachother.

You are living in an illegal suite. You probably knew that though.

 

[AaronJohnTurner]

You are living in an illegal suite. You probably knew that though.

Oh for sure its an illegal suite, everything's nice aesthetically,functonally it doesn't make much sense. It's through a legit property management / reality company. They've tried screwing us around with some things before, lost their copies of evidence of me paying rent, etc. etc., but at 450 a month each for my roommate and I I can deal. Plus if it all ever hit the fan I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures and submit it to the city rental agency. :thumbup: