ELECTRIC HEAT AND RECPT.

[DTHUDEE]

CAN YOU RUN 14/3 FROM A PANEL USING A 2P-15 AMP BREAKER TO A 240 LINE VOLTAGE STAT TO OPERATE A 750 WATT 3 FT PIECE OF 240 VOLT BASEBOARD HEAT; THEN RUN 14/2 FROM THE STAT WALL BOX, USING THE NEUTRAL AND EITHER LINE SIDE WIRE TO POWER 2 HALL WAY RECPTS.? iF NOT, WHERE SPECIFICALLY IN THE CODE DOES IT SAY THIS IS NOT PERMISSIBLE?

 

[Twoskinsoneman]

CAN YOU RUN 14/3 FROM A PANEL USING A 2P-15 AMP BREAKER TO A 240 LINE VOLTAGE STAT TO OPERATE A 750 WATT 3 FT PIECE OF 240 VOLT BASEBOARD HEAT; THEN RUN 14/2 FROM THE STAT WALL BOX, USING THE NEUTRAL AND EITHER LINE SIDE WIRE TO POWER 2 HALL WAY RECPTS.? iF NOT, WHERE SPECIFICALLY IN THE CODE DOES IT SAY THIS IS NOT PERMISSIBLE?

I say it is permissible except that hall receptacles are required to be AFCI protected.

 

[david luchini]

I don't think you can do this. You have a Multiwire Branch Circuit when you connect the two receptacles one from each line to neutral. 210.4 says Multiwire Branch Circuits shall supply on line-to-neutral loads. The baseboard heat is not a line to neutral load, so I'd say violation of 210.4.

 

[jumper]

I don't think you can do this. You have a Multiwire Branch Circuit when you connect the two receptacles one from each line to neutral. 210.4 says Multiwire Branch Circuits shall supply on line-to-neutral loads. The baseboard heat is not a line to neutral load, so I'd say violation of 210.4.

What about the exception?

Exception No. 2: Where all ungrounded conductors of the
multiwire branch circuit are opened simultaneously by the
branch-circuit overcurrent device.

 

[Twoskinsoneman]

What about the exception?

Exception No. 2: Where all ungrounded conductors of the
multiwire branch circuit are opened simultaneously by the
branch-circuit overcurrent device.

exactly. the 2p breaker makes this comply with the exception

 

[Little Bill]

What about the exception?

Exception No. 2: Where all ungrounded conductors of the
multiwire branch circuit are opened simultaneously by the
branch-circuit overcurrent device.

exactly. the 2p breaker makes this comply with the exception

I wanted to say that. I type/read too slow.

 

[Sierrasparky]

You will need a 2 pole AFCI breaker. They are pricey if they make them for that panel.
Is this existing or new. if new I would look for another way to do the job.

also Welcome to the forum!

 

[DTHUDEE]

Thank you for the answers. It was actually an install I came across. I was there to trouble shoot 2 hall recpts. and a hall light not working. It surprised the heck out of me when I turned on the 2 pole heat breaker and everything worked. I then spent some of my own time to find out what the hell was going on, and that is what I found.