2-car garage

[readydave8]

:lol:

I can sing Rebel Yell and Rocky Mountain High with the best of them, I just hate to listen to it.

tried earplugs when you're singing?:lol:

 

[oldsparky52]

NC dept of insurance response

NC dept of insurance response

I emailed the department of insurance about this question. The response came in this morning.

We looked at this issue and referred to the definition of an outlet which is a single point, with representatives of NFPA Code Panels. Therefore the requirement is that there be a receptacle “outlet” for each car space by definition. If there are 2 car spaces then 2 separate receptacle outlets would be required, one at each space. The idea is to have one available at each space, to have only 1 receptacle, either duplex or single, required is not a change and would not guarantee that it would be in that car space.
We also looked at the idea that one receptacle would be difficult to get centered in the middle of 2 spaces many times and the AHJ would not accept that. We have no authority to restrict what some instructors teach, only the interpretation of the Code.

 

[kwired]

Quote Originally Posted by david View Post
If you cut both tabs on the duplex receptacle pigtail both devises in a single gang devise box, how many outlets do you have?


Now i'm going to read over the link that was posted to the discussion on this.


Edit: Never mind there wasn’t a link posted it was just mention it was discussed here before
Here's the problem the definition from Article 100 seems to require two boxes.


Receptacle Outlet. An outlet where one or more recep-
tacles are installed.

Continuous Plugmold around three walls of the garage would still only be one receptacle outlet:roll:

I figured that someone would have come up with a better requirement because the 2014 would have allowed the receptacle(s) to be anywhere in the garage. How is the term vehicle bay defined? If you had a two car garage would you divide it down the middle with one receptacle on each side?

A garage with only two vehicle doors but with a depth of say 40-50 feet may possibly be considered to have four vehicle bays, this coming from land where crew cab trucks, Suburbans, etc. are pretty common, if compact vehicles were parked in there maybe even could be six or eight bays.

 

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I emailed the department of insurance about this question. The response came in this morning.

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We looked at this issue and referred to the definition of an outlet which is a single point, with representatives of NFPA Code Panels. Therefore the requirement is that there be a receptacle “outlet” for each car space by definition. If there are 2 car spaces then 2 separate receptacle outlets would be required, one at each space. The idea is to have one available at each space, to have only 1 receptacle, either duplex or single, required is not a change and would not guarantee that it would be in that car space.
We also looked at the idea that one receptacle would be difficult to get centered in the middle of 2 spaces many times and the AHJ would not accept that. We have no authority to restrict what some instructors teach, only the interpretation of the Code.

There is nothing in the current wording of the NEC that would require the part in red.

 

[iwire]

There is nothing in the current wording of the NEC that would require the part in red.

I agree, put them both by the personal door or on the ceiling and you can comply with the current wording.