Residential home theatre

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Buck Parrish

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This home owner is making a real nice theatre room.

He says he needs no other recepticles in this basement theatre room except for the projector and an other one for the stereo.

He has ordered 16 large custom staionary seats. The room even has step downs as a theatre.

Do I still have to have an outlet as per "home code" ? It's a large room.
This is NC under 08 code

I will be installing sconse lights and night lights on the steps.
 
It appears that a finished room in a basement only requires a single receptacle outlet. 210.52(G)(2)
 
don_resqcapt19 said:
It appears that a finished room in a basement only requires a single receptacle outlet. 210.52(G)(2)
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Huh? :confused:

(G) Basements and Garages. For a one-family dwelling, the following provisions shall apply:
(2) Where a portion of the basement is finished into one or more habitable rooms, each separate unfinished portion shall have a receptacle outlet installed in accordance with this section.
 
480sparky said:
Huh? :confused:

(G) Basements and Garages. For a one-family dwelling, the following provisions shall apply:
(2) Where a portion of the basement is finished into one or more habitable rooms, each separate unfinished portion shall have a receptacle outlet installed in accordance with this section.
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What I get from that is the 12' rule is mandatory on the finished parts, and 1 receptacle is required in any NON finished areas.

~Matt
 
480sparky said:
Huh? :confused:

(G) Basements and Garages. For a one-family dwelling, the following provisions shall apply:
(2) Where a portion of the basement is finished into one or more habitable rooms, each separate unfinished portion shall have a receptacle outlet installed in accordance with this section.
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So I don't read all of the words all the time:)
 
same phase??

same phase??

the last $$$theatre room: the soundman was adamant that all recetacles, escpecially the dedicated ceiling rec, be on the same phase
 
Buck Parrish said:
This home owner is making a real nice theatre room.

He says he needs no other recepticles in this basement theatre room except for the projector and an other one for the stereo.

He has ordered 16 large custom staionary seats. The room even has step downs as a theatre.

Do I still have to have an outlet as per "home code" ? It's a large room.
This is NC under 08 code

I will be installing sconse lights and night lights on the steps.
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One for the stereo? Must be a pretty wimpy system, two circuits for the sound and A/V should be the minimum for a home room, some rooms get as many as five circuits (one for the "source gear" the other four for the power amps.)

I agree, finished room, 12' rule applies, also be a good idea to suggest some recepts in the risers in case they get motorized custom seats (which is likely to happen.)

rt66electric said:
the last $$$theatre room: the soundman was adamant that all recetacles, escpecially the dedicated ceiling rec, be on the same phase
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If proper wiring and grounding practices are followed, totally unnecessary to put 'em all on the same phase. If the system has issues because of that, then the sound guy doesn't know what he's doing.

Just don't use shared neutrals. :)
 
Buck Parrish said:
Speaking of sound, like the intercom. Hard wired equipment is not required to have AFCI protecton , right?
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AFCI protection is required for a complete circuit, not just outlets.

210.12(B) Dwelling Units. All 120-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets installed in dwelling unit family rooms, dining rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sunrooms, recreation rooms, closets, hallways, or similar rooms or areas shall be protected by a listed arc-fault circuit interrupter, combination-type, installed to provide protection of the branch circuit.
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mxslick said:
If proper wiring and grounding practices are followed, totally unnecessary to put 'em all on the same phase. If the system has issues because of that, then the sound guy doesn't know what he's doing.
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Unless it's a really big house, it's pretty easy to put them all on one phase. Putting them on the same leg might be harder, but still unnecessary.

Sound guy having issues? What a thought.
 
zbang said:
Unless it's a really big house, it's pretty easy to put them all on one phase. Putting them on the same leg might be harder, but still unnecessary.

Sound guy having issues? What a thought.
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What's the difference between a phase and a leg?
 
zbang said:
Semantic, really. Since most houses are fed from a single phase service, what's inside must be single phase, but it does have two different ungrounded leads. I'm poking at the sound techs that insist on "using only one phase" for their supply.
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Humor them. They'll never know the difference.
 
Buck Parrish said:
This home owner is making a real nice theatre room.

He says he needs no other recepticles in this basement theatre room except for the projector and an other one for the stereo.

He has ordered 16 large custom staionary seats. The room even has step downs as a theatre.

Do I still have to have an outlet as per "home code" ? It's a large room.
This is NC under 08 code

I will be installing sconse lights and night lights on the steps.
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Tell him he could get a zoning variance for a theater but does he want to comply with article 520?
 
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