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does 210.18 talk about guest rooms that do have provisions for cooking only. and does it talk about kitchen circuits not bedroom circuits
 
scottysolar said:
does 210.18 talk about guest rooms that do have provisions for cooking only. and does it talk about kitchen circuits not bedroom circuits

210.18 Guest Rooms and Guest Suites.
Guest rooms and guest suites that are provided with permanent provisions for cooking shall have branch circuits installed to meet the rules for dwelling units.

This means you would treat the guest room as a dwelling-- all the rules for branch circuits apply-- GFCI, AFCI, etc

Now if you don't have permanent provision for cooking then I would say non of the dwelling provisions apply.

2008 regardless of it being a dwelling or not, GFCI will need to be installed on any recep. within 6' of a sink.
 
210.52 deals with spacing requirements and the room must adhere to this

the sleeping area which is addressed in section#1 of 210 requires arc faulting ?
 
scottysolar said:
210.52 deals with spacing requirements and the room must adhere to this

the sleeping area which is addressed in section#1 of 210 requires arc faulting ?

Yes, 210.12 deals with arc faults for dwelling units. If the guest room is one that has permanent provisions for cooking then it must satisfy 210.12 as well as 210.52
 
Are you asking if all the recep. in the room must have arc fault? Then no just the sleeping area-- lights as well. The trouble is defining what is the sleeping area.

I am having trouble understanding what it is you want to know-- I hope I got it.
 
Scotty, in the other thread I believe you said there were no permanent provisions for cooking in the room. If that is so then you do not need arc faults.
 
scottysolar said:
210.52 deals with location of outlets not protectection .sleeping area protection is addressed in210.12.

If it is not a dwelling unit--- by definition-- no permanent provisions for cooking -- then you don't need arc faults. 210.12 does not apply. Read 210.12 (B) The title is dwelling unit.
 
permanant provision

permanant provision

What is " permanent provision for cooking" ? Is it an electrical outlet or permanently installed equipment? Dan
 
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