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Mike what do we care what the 'DOI' has to say?
Outside of their jurisdiction they provide no more of an official interpretation of the NEC then you or I do.
That at least explains why you feel like you do, it is a local thing and if that is how your AHJ sees it than that is how it is in your area
Under the NEC you can not purposly connect a 50 amp range (after demand factors) to a 40 amp branch circuit.
Outside of their jurisdiction they provide no more of an official interpretation of the NEC then you or I do.
That at least explains why you feel like you do, it is a local thing and if that is how your AHJ sees it than that is how it is in your area
210.23 Permissible Loads.
In no case shall the load exceed the branch-circuit ampere rating. An individual branch circuit shall be permitted to supply any load for which it is rated. A branch circuit supplying two or more outlets or receptacles shall supply only the loads specified according to its size as specified in 210.23(A) through (D) and as summarized in 210.24 and Table 210.24.
Under the NEC you can not purposly connect a 50 amp range (after demand factors) to a 40 amp branch circuit.