210.8 and Cord Connectors

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Pierre C Belarge said:
My answer is the pendant is a receptacle that as per 210.8(B)(2) would be required to be GFCI protected if installed in a commercial kitchen.
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why you would say the 'pendant' is a 'receptacle' when that section you quoted says the 'cord connector' (not the pendant) is a 'receptacle outlet' (not receptacle). ??

Has your hair started falling out yet?? ;)
 
Receptacle. A receptacle is a contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug. A single receptacle is a single contact device with no other contact device on the same yoke. A multiple receptacle is two or more contact devices on the same yoke.
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Receptacle Outlet. An outlet where one or more receptacles are installed.
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2008 NEC Article 100 Definitions
Scope. This article contains only those definitions essential to the proper application of this Code. It is not intended to include commonly defined general terms or commonly defined technical terms from related codes and standards. In general, only those terms that are used in two or more articles are defined in Article 100. Other definitions are included in the article in which they are used but may be referenced in Article 100.
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400.7(B) Where used as permitted in 400.7(A) (3), (A)(6) ,and A(8) each flexible cord shall be equipped with an attachment plug and shall be energized from a receptacle outlet

Are we sure a cord can be used like this it seems like fixed wiring to me and the above may apply as well
 
Remember something about the NEC document as a whole. it has been written over a period of many, many years. Some of the language has been written long before the style manual was drafted and instituted. Article 210 is one of those Articles that has some "old" language.

There has to be a proposal to change the code, and sometimes it takes a while for these things as we have seen some point out, to be remediated by code proposal language.
Take for instance the change added to the restriction of the height of circuit breakers. If anyone is using the 2002 NEC or earlier, technically by the "old" code language, there is no restriction as to the height of circuit breakers if they are not being used as a switch....


Back to the pendant issue. It is a receptacle, so as an inspector if I see it installed serving a countertop or installed as such in a bathroom, it will require GFCI protection.


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