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Section/Paragraph: 210.8(A)(2) GFCI protection for Personnel. Dwelling Units.
Revised Text
(5) Unfinished basements ? for purposes of this section, unfinished basements are defined as portions or areas of the basement not intended as habitable rooms and limited to uses such as storage areas, and work areas, and the like
Substantiation:
"and the like" is an archaic term which is considered to reduce clarity according to NEC_StyleManual_2011.pdf 3.3.4. It recommends the use of a restructured sentence using "such as".
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Revised Text
(5) Unfinished basements ? for purposes of this section, unfinished basements are defined as portions or areas of the basement not intended as habitable rooms and limited to uses such as storage areas, and work areas, and the like
Substantiation:
"and the like" is an archaic term which is considered to reduce clarity according to NEC_StyleManual_2011.pdf 3.3.4. It recommends the use of a restructured sentence using "such as".
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