daisy chain receptacles

[domnic]

2011 code can i daisy chain receptacles . or must i pig tale them. no MWBS. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[LarryFine]

Those are two different questions.

Daisy-chaining is okay, as are MWBCs.

I don't think handle-ties were required back then.

 

[Little Bill]

2011 code can i daisy chain receptacles . or must i pig tale them. no MWBS. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Yes, the only requirement for pigtails is for neutrals when using a MWBC. EGC's always require pigtailing.

 

[James L]

You can connect as many wires as there are terminals.

There's only one grounding terminal, so all grounds have to be pigtailed.

If you're using #14 wire, and your receptacles have 2 screws and 2 stabs per hot and neutral, then you can connect 4 hots and 4 netrals to the receptacle.

Since you can't stab #12 you're limited to 2 hots and 2 neutrals for a cheap receptacle.

If your receptacles have pressure plates which allow 2 conductors under each screw, you're probably back up to 4 hots and 4 neutrals on each receptacle

 

[James L]

Those are two different questions.

Daisy-chaining is okay, as are MWBCs.

I don't think handle-ties were required back then.

I think he's asking about a 2-wire (w/g) nm circuit, with no mwbc involved, can you connect all the h+n conductors to the terminals

 

[Crash117]

What about 300.13B considerations. Removing any daisy chained device interrupts circuit continuity.

 

[James L]

What about 300.13B considerations. Removing any daisy chained device interrupts circuit continuity.

That's for multiwire branch circuits, and only the grounded conductor.

That's not the OP

where 2 or more hots are sharing a neutral, you cannot rely on the device to feed the neutral through. Disconnecting such neutrals with breakers on can cause voltage irregularities, and create much smoke