section 210.52(C) question

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haitham

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Hi Guys
actually I cant understand specially may be cus English isnt my native tongue ,anyway this is my question :

wanna differentiate between countertop spaces sections (c) 1,2,3,4
c 1 it said that no more than 600 mm , c 2 , 3 said 600 mm or greater ?

is countertop mean no receptacles mounter on wall neither floor ?

if that's right , so that this receptacles have to be suitable for such installing, to be waterpoof ,GFCI protection ......

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haitham

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and , according to section 210.50 spacing have to be within 1.8 m from the equipment not 600 mm ,how to differentiate between it ?
 

Dennis Alwon

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210.52(C)(1) is referring to countertop spacing of receptacles. (C)(2 & 3) refers to islands and peninsulas and C(4) mentions countertops that are not continuous and explains how to space receptacles.

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haitham

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Thank u Dennis Alwon, it's clear now
but why space between two receptacles taken as 48inch ,is it according a certain rule ?,or by sense
 

infinity

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Thank u Dennis Alwon, it's clear now
but why space between two receptacles taken as 48inch ,is it according a certain rule ?,or by sense

The rule is that no point along the wall can be more than 24" from a receptacle which makes the maximum spacing 48".
 

iwire

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Thank u Dennis Alwon, it's clear now
but why space between two receptacles taken as 48inch ,is it according a certain rule ?,or by sense

The rule is that no point along the wall can be more than 24" from a receptacle which makes the maximum spacing 48".

To add to infinity's post the reason for NEC requiring that spacing is because American kitchen appliances have 24" cords on them.
 
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