skorper
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Is the title 24 lighting wattage determined by the lighting fixture or the bulob?
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electricguy61
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Fixture. If you have a recessed can rated at 75 watts, and only put in a 50 watt lamp (or a screw in fluorescent), it still counts as 75 watts toward the title 24 wattage allowance.
I hope this answers what I think you were asking
Sierrasparky
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Always the rating of the fixture. In the case of track lighting it is the per foot.
In the case of Commercial it is a max allotment. it is a calculation max based on useage and Sqft. Need to use the tables.
In the case of Commercial it is a max allotment. it is a calculation max based on useage and Sqft. Need to use the tables.
skorper
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That's not what I wanted to hear. But it is what it is. Than
k you very much.
k you very much.
I'm hoping that they revise it. If you're doing a kitchen with 6 recessed lights and 3 50w pendants, you have to use 26W or higher cfls. I'm using LEDs in most projects but 6 LEDs at 14.5 or 15w ea. don't give enough offset for even 2 pendants. You can get to 2 with undercabinet lights but it seems counterproductive to the intent of the "energy saving" initiative to require more energy use to offset the pendant lights.
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- Simi Valley, CA
Also if you blank off a fixture, you have to count it as 200 watts. Low voltage is the wattage of the power supply.
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You're missing the whole point, they don't want you installing pendant lights. They allow it simply because it would be to hard to say that you can't do it at all.
scotteng
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- Apollo Beach, FL
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- Professional Engineer
Socket rating for incandescent (could be up to 300W per outlet). Ballast rating for Fluorescent and HID. Driver rating for LED.
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