- Location
- Windsor, CO NEC: 2017
- Occupation
- Service Manager
1.) NEC Section/Paragraph: 410.8(D)(5)
2.) Proposal Recommends: [new text]
3.) Proposal: (5) Lighting outlets blanked for future use installed in the wall or the ceiling, provided there is a minimum clearance of 450 mm (18 in.) between the lighting outlet and the nearest point of a storage space.
4.) Substantiation: Mistakes during layout result in light fixtures encroaching storage space. In many cases the size of the luminaire to be installed is unknown to the electrician at rough-in, and to the inspector as well.
Frequently, when the mistake is discovered at trim, these lighting outlets are blanked to pass inspection (as this section deals only with luminaires, with no restrictions on lighting outlets.) Adding this section will help to reduce illegal installations and ease the burden on electricians and inspectors under unending negative pressure from contractors.
It is highly likely that a homeowner will essentially be handed a fixture that they have purchased with their new home, but cannot be installed by a reputable electrician to code. The homeowner will most likely install the violating fixture in the absence of the AHJ and electrician. The blanked installation has a high potential for becoming the fire hazard that it was attempting to evade.
The header of 410.8 should be revised to "luminaires / lighting outlets in clothes closets" to reflect the change.
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[ October 01, 2005, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: georgestolz ]
2.) Proposal Recommends: [new text]
3.) Proposal: (5) Lighting outlets blanked for future use installed in the wall or the ceiling, provided there is a minimum clearance of 450 mm (18 in.) between the lighting outlet and the nearest point of a storage space.
4.) Substantiation: Mistakes during layout result in light fixtures encroaching storage space. In many cases the size of the luminaire to be installed is unknown to the electrician at rough-in, and to the inspector as well.
Frequently, when the mistake is discovered at trim, these lighting outlets are blanked to pass inspection (as this section deals only with luminaires, with no restrictions on lighting outlets.) Adding this section will help to reduce illegal installations and ease the burden on electricians and inspectors under unending negative pressure from contractors.
It is highly likely that a homeowner will essentially be handed a fixture that they have purchased with their new home, but cannot be installed by a reputable electrician to code. The homeowner will most likely install the violating fixture in the absence of the AHJ and electrician. The blanked installation has a high potential for becoming the fire hazard that it was attempting to evade.
The header of 410.8 should be revised to "luminaires / lighting outlets in clothes closets" to reflect the change.
Edit word jumble typed fast
[ October 01, 2005, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: georgestolz ]
