- Location
- Windsor, CO NEC: 2017
- Occupation
- Service Manager
Before I write this out, I'd like some input. I believe as a minimum standard, the term "lighting outlet" in 210.70 should be replaced with "luminaire". My reasoning is that on a completed installation, a resident of a home should not be required to call an electrician to get the "lighting outlet" supplied to emit light.
An electrician would not be needed for a switched receptacle, or a luminaire.
And, I'm thinking by the wording of 210.70(A)(3) mentioning a "lighting outlet containing a switch" indicates to me that perhaps they had their terms confused? A pull-chain is a lampholder containing a switch. I don't know of a method of putting a single-pole switch and a luminaire in the same box...
So, instant poll: Is lighting outlet correct, or Luminaire?
An electrician would not be needed for a switched receptacle, or a luminaire.
And, I'm thinking by the wording of 210.70(A)(3) mentioning a "lighting outlet containing a switch" indicates to me that perhaps they had their terms confused? A pull-chain is a lampholder containing a switch. I don't know of a method of putting a single-pole switch and a luminaire in the same box...
So, instant poll: Is lighting outlet correct, or Luminaire?