Pipes in relationship with switching relays

Hello , I recently noticed I have a pinhole leak on a copper pipe . The pipe slowly drips a fraction of an inch from these relays. The are multiple copper pipes directly over top of these relays . This can’t be to code ? My solution is repair the leak and move these relays to another wall away from all piping. Your comments or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you
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Unless you live in a municipality with a specific code, this is not against it. The panel itself is really the only thing nationally regulated as far as relation to piping. They've obviously been there for quite some time (approaching 20 years?) by the way it looks and have not had an issue yet, but yes you could surely relocate them if this is a concern for you. Possibly even replace them with a single multi-zone switching relay from this century.
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NEC 110.26(F)(1)(a) Cannot have pipes in the restricted area over electrical equipment including main or subpanels without intervening structural ceiling. Some AHJ will accept drywall, others require plywood or other material that will resist water to protect the equipment .
Personally, I recommend a permanent surface that will route water from leaking pipes away from panels. Been there. 🫠No issues with that situation as the electrical components are associated with the piping.
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Low PH is probably the cause of the pin hole leaks in the copper pipe . Need to add some sort of calcite filter to combat this issue . Repairing the leak and adding a shield over the electrical relays is the easiest common sense solution.
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