220.56 Question

[Strathead]

What is a consensus opinion on this question? Is a free standing refrigerator or freezer and appliance for purposes of article and table 220.56? What about a walk in? My read of the article is that a refrigerator is an appliance applicable to this code. As such I don't see where a walk in is any different, but part of me wants to exclude walk ins from this. I find it odd the article doesn't clarify this by either including OR excluding them.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I believe a walk-in would be calculated under a motor compressor

 

[wwhitney]

Is a free standing refrigerator or freezer and appliance for purposes of article and table 220.56?

Given the text of (2020) NEC 220.56, seems like the correct question is whether it is "other kitchen equipment". There's no mention of appliances in that section.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Strathead]

Given the text of (2020) NEC 220.56, seems like the correct question is whether it is "other kitchen equipment". There's no mention of appliances in that section.

Cheers, Wayne

Yes, I meant equipment. What is your opinion?

 

[wwhitney]

Yes, I meant equipment. What is your opinion?

Without giving it much thought, my initial reaction is that a walk-in refrigerator storing provisions for use in an adjacent kitchen would be kitchen equipment.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Strathead]

Without giving it much thought, my initial reaction is that a walk-in refrigerator storing provisions for use in an adjacent kitchen would be kitchen equipment.

Cheers, Wayne

By implication, I am guessing that a plug in refrigerator or freezer is subject to the demand factors of 220.56 then?

 

[wwhitney]

By implication, I am guessing that a plug in refrigerator or freezer is subject to the demand factors of 220.56 then?

Certainly, I figured that was a given, and it is also an assertion in the OP.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Strathead]

Certainly, I figured that was a given, and it is also an assertion in the OP.

Cheers, Wayne

Perhaps I wasn't clear. I am asking the questions. Then I offered that I felt the chest freezer is equipment. What gets me, is they mention heating equipment, but make no mention of refrigeration equipment.

 

[wwhitney]

What gets me, is they mention heating equipment, but make no mention of refrigeration equipment.

What is odd is that the list in 220.56 is "commercial electric cooking equipment, dishwasher booster- heaters, water heaters," and other kitchen equipment. The specific examples listed all use resistive heating elements. But "other kitchen equipment" seems very broad and covers things like mixers or refrigeration equipment. So the disconnect is between the limited variety in the list of examples and the breadth of the general term.

On the other hand, they clearly could have said "other kitchen equipment with resistive heating elements," but they did not. So I take the phrase "other kitchen equipment" at face value, and not limited by the specific list of examples given.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Elect117]

You don't cook in a walk in. I wouldn't consider it kitchen equipment. I would go with 440 / consider it an AC for refrigeration.

I also wouldn't consider a walk in fridge or freezer to be within the kitchen I would consider it it's own room. It doesn't fit the definition of a kitchen.

I am sure there are some jurisdictions that might argue otherwise.

Though I would assume that equipment being used on the line like the salad station or small refrigerators for the cooks would be considered kitchen equipment.