empirebattles
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- OHIO
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I am looking at installation of an architectural dimmer, that is will supply 6 channels, with 20A circuits each (2400W ea).
Our hall has can light fixtures. Roughly 50 lights are ceiling fixtures (uncertain if individually channeled, or wired in groups), and about 18 are track lights.
We are located in Ohio.
These lights are currently run across roughly 12x 20A breakers that need turned on/off to handle the lights.
What I am uncertain on is the regulations as far as load with light-only circuits.
We are using LED bulbs, and they are max 21W each (at locations highest up). I know code requires potential load to be considered (eg, if someone decides to replace them with 300W floods).
What I am attempting to figure out is if there is any system that can be put in place to 'limit' the load to each light (such as a 15A fuse on each 'grouping' of lights)? Is that even legal? (you cannot prevent someone from changing out a 15A fuse for a 50A fuse, same as changing a lightbulb to a higher wattage)
I am not the electrician, and am at the stage of trying to price this out, and find the most effective solution... and hoping I'm overlooking something simple
Our hall has can light fixtures. Roughly 50 lights are ceiling fixtures (uncertain if individually channeled, or wired in groups), and about 18 are track lights.
We are located in Ohio.
These lights are currently run across roughly 12x 20A breakers that need turned on/off to handle the lights.
What I am uncertain on is the regulations as far as load with light-only circuits.
We are using LED bulbs, and they are max 21W each (at locations highest up). I know code requires potential load to be considered (eg, if someone decides to replace them with 300W floods).
What I am attempting to figure out is if there is any system that can be put in place to 'limit' the load to each light (such as a 15A fuse on each 'grouping' of lights)? Is that even legal? (you cannot prevent someone from changing out a 15A fuse for a 50A fuse, same as changing a lightbulb to a higher wattage)
I am not the electrician, and am at the stage of trying to price this out, and find the most effective solution... and hoping I'm overlooking something simple
