Kitchen service disconnects residential ?

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Fridges are chord and plug. So are dish washers or use of a switch. Ranges and ovens are also or lockable breakers.

The question is, do hard wired kitchen hoods with built in controls need a separate chord and plug or breaker lock out?

Thank you
 
ritelec said:
Fridges are chord and plug. So are dish washers or use of a switch. Ranges and ovens are also or lockable breakers.

The question is, do hard wired kitchen hoods with built in controls need a separate chord and plug or breaker lock out?

Thank you
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Often under 1/8 HP so no.
 
iwire said:
Often under 1/8 HP so no.
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Ok thank you.

I see that at 430.81

Plot thickens.

Trying to find motor chart with relative horse power.

Opened the fan (Italian).

It has a j box. And two motors.

Each motor on the motor says 2.8 amps.

The name plate on the fan says 2x240w 480w motors

???

The math doesn't add up but ?

Add a chord and plug ? Or hard wire it and call it a day ?

Thank you
 
240W = 1/3HP, so 430.81(B) applies. Plug in.

Side issue: 2x1/3HP hood fans? Is this a commercial hood being installed in a residence?
 
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so often nameplates are stamped with "bad" data. unfortunately, the nameplate has authority.

if you amp clamp the bc feeding the device is the inrush around 5.6A with fans set to hi?? and then idle runs at about 3-4 A ?
 
Jraef said:
240W = 1/3HP, so 430.81(B) applies. Plug in.

Side issue: 2x1/3HP hood fans? Is this a commercial hood being installed in a residence?
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To the best of my knowledge it's a residential unit.

It has several speed buttons and two or three led lights.

It's on sight and briefly looked at it. I tried getting info during rough a few months ago bit no real info on it

It was on a page with different wood cabinet specs and finishs and this hood fan.

I'll do a chord and plug. Or as it was near enough to the panel and didn't want to add it to other circuits I roughed , I pulled it's own circuit. So I'm thinking if I choose i could also hard wire it and put a breaker lock on it. Right?


Thanks for the input.
 
ritelec said:
To the best of my knowledge it's a residential unit.

It has several speed buttons and two or three led lights.

It's on sight and briefly looked at it. I tried getting info during rough a few months ago bit no real info on it

It was on a page with different wood cabinet specs and finishs and this hood fan.

I'll do a chord and plug. Or as it was near enough to the panel and didn't want to add it to other circuits I roughed , I pulled it's own circuit. So I'm thinking if I choose i could also hard wire it and put a breaker lock on it. Right?


Thanks for the input.
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Question on the breaker locks for say the built in oven. I have seen it on the forum before. Never heard of it or had it questioned in 25yrs. What would the code section be and do they really enforce that in Jersey? Curious in Connecticut:)
 
is this Italian made hood UL listed ??
 
GerryB said:
Question on the breaker locks for say the built in oven. I have seen it on the forum before. Never heard of it or had it questioned in 25yrs. What would the code section be and do they really enforce that in Jersey? Curious in Connecticut:)
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I'll let you know.

I did read the oven would need cord and plug. But asked for opinion from forum and received a couple lock suggestions so thought that the way to go. Inspector is a great guy. Don't think it will be an issue.

Also The plans were approved during the last code cycle so he said I can wire per 2011. I'm floating between 11 and 14 with methods.
 
ritelec said:
I'll let you know.

I did read the oven would need cord and plug. But asked for opinion from forum and received a couple lock suggestions so thought that the way to go. Inspector is a great guy. Don't think it will be an issue.

Also The plans were approved during the last code cycle so he said I can wire per 2011. I'm floating between 11 and 14 with methods.
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I see in 422.31 B it says over 300 Volt-amps would have to be lockable in the open position.
 
Now what?

I see no UL on the unit or in the very vague and useless literature.

Made a phone call to a place called omega national.

Guess they supply products that go with kitchen cabinets ??

They showed nothing in reference to UL

The unit has SA and CE on it.

Does that make any difference ?

Or because it doesn't have UL on it I should tell the contractor and home owner that I "can't " wire it ??


Thank you
 
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