210.52(E)

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Dennis Alwon

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I[FONT=&quot]n the 2011 NEC, the outdoor outlets that are required at the front and back of one-family dwellings, and each unit of a two-family dwelling that is at grade level, were required to be accessible while standing at grade level. [/FONT]The 2014 NEC has deleted the phrase “while standing at grade level”[FONT=&quot] and now requires the outdoor receptacle to be readily accessible from grade.

I had missed this change and boy that, IMO clearly allows us to mount a receptacle on a deck that is not more than 6'6" above grade to count as one of the two outdoor receptacles required by the code. This receptacle does not even have to be reached from grade just readily accesible and not more than 6 1/2' above grade. This means walking up the stairs of a deck would be compliant

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210.52(E) Outdoor Outlets. Outdoor receptacle outlets shall beinstalled in accordance with 210.52(E)(1) through (E)(3).
Informational Note: See 210.8(A)(3).
(1) One-Family and Two-Family Dwellings. For a one family
dwelling and each unit of a two-family dwelling that
is at grade level, at least one receptacle outlet readily accessible
from grade and not more than 2.0 m (6 1⁄2 ft) above
grade level shall be installed at the front and back of the
dwelling.
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infinity said:
Your interpretation sounds correct.
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I just wanted to put it out here because I had missed it and I know others around my area also missed it. I am confident in what it is saying. The Nec doesn't show us when something is deleted so when I read the new section I didn't catch that they dropped the old phrase.
 
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