422.31 Disconnection of Permanently Connected
Appliances.
(A) Rated at Not over 300 Volt-Amperes or 1?8 Horsepower.
For permanently connected appliances rated at not
over 300 volt-amperes or 1?8 hp, the branch-circuit overcurrent
device shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting
means.
(B) Appliances Rated over 300 Volt-Amperes or 1?8
Horsepower. For permanently connected appliances rated
over 300 volt-amperes or 1?8 hp, the branch-circuit switch or
circuit breaker shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting
means where the switch or circuit breaker is within
sight from the appliance or is capable of being locked in the
open position. The provision for locking or adding a lock to
the disconnecting means shall be installed on or at the
switch or circuit breaker used as the disconnecting means
and shall remain in place with or without the lock installed.
FPN: For appliances employing unit switches, see 422.34.
422.32 Disconnecting Means for Motor-Driven Appliance.
If a switch or circuit breaker serves as the disconnecting
means for a permanently connected motor-driven appliance
of more than 1?8 hp, it shall be located within sight
from the motor controller and shall comply with Part IX of
Article 430.
Exception: If a motor-driven appliance of more than 1?8 hp
is provided with a unit switch that complies with 422.34(A),
(B), (C), or (D), the switch or circuit breaker serving as the
other disconnecting means shall be permitted to be out of
sight from the motor controller.