08 code question (furnace/residental)

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Hi, first post here. Been doing electric for 10 years now. I have a question reguarding the 08 NEC. Is it required in a house that the Furnace be on a Arc-Faault breaker? A few of us got in to the discussion, and I was wondering what the awnser is.

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Zak
 
KRD said:
Hi, first post here. Been doing electric for 10 years now. I have a question reguarding the 08 NEC. Is it required in a house that the Furnace be on a Arc-Faault breaker? A few of us got in to the discussion, and I was wondering what the awnser is.

Thanks

Zak
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No. It's lot listed in 210.12.

But in the event the furnace is located in any of the rooms listed in 210.12, the argument could be made that it's required.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!
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agree and welcome to the Forum.


for reference:
"(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."
 
augie47 said:
agree and welcome to the Forum.


for reference:
"(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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Sorry Augie., :cool: have to step in here for a sec but I will underline it real quick .,

If it was hardwired any chance I don't think it need AFCI requirement unless I did miss something along the way.

Merci,Marc

{ unforeteally in France almost everything is RCD'ed the RCD is simauir to the AFCI/ GFCI and the RCD is a main breaker combined with it }
 
frenchelectrican said:
Sorry Augie., :cool: have to step in here for a sec but I will underline it real quick .,

If it was hardwired any chance I don't think it need AFCI requirement unless I did miss something along the way.

Merci,Marc ......
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If something is hardwired in those rooms, it's still an outlet, and still would require AFCI protection.
 
"Outlets" is hard to define - since a switch is not, but lighting, and smoke detector points that are hard-wired are also 'outlets'...

Often one would not want or would it be typical to install a furnace in any of the listed locations. Since I'm not on the dreaded '08 - I'll deffer to others to answer the interpetation of weather equipment like that should be.
 
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First Posting....where in the 2008 NEC would I find info on the fire alarm pull station and how many feet it must be from the inside wall of a swimming pull?

thank you to anyone who can help.
 
New member. You talk as you don't know what an outlet is. Here my two
cents, and outlet is a location in an electrical circuit where energy/power
is remove from the source. A switch, def. as control, does not.
 
partimer31 said:
New member. You talk as you don't know what an outlet is.
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Might I suggest you not begin a comment with an insult.

Here my two
cents, and outlet is a location in an electrical circuit where energy/power
is remove from the source. A switch, def. as control, does not.
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While I agree with your view, there are some here who disagree, and they are not stupid either. They simply see the matter differently. You may not be aware of this, but the most replied to thread in the history of this forum revolved around that very question.

Welcome to the forum, feel free to leave your preconceptions at the door. :)
 
Welcome to the Forum!​

So, if a gas furnace is on a 15 ampere branch circuit and is located in the hall closet, does it have to be on an AFCI protected circuit? In my opinion, the answer is yes. :)
 
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