Re: Laundry circuit
Originally posted by physis:
That's the rub. Like Scott said "depending on your view".
In typical CMP 2 style, you could say:
A) Once you have "a" laundry receptacle you're free to add general purpose receptacles.
Or.
B) 210.52(F) covers the "laundry area" and the receptacles installed there will have to be on a laundry circuit.
You might as well flip a coin but for the record I agree with Scott. That's Position A.
Well luckily for us here in San Francisco, we have an inspector who has some sort of telepathy that allows him to KNOW exactly what the authors intended. For the edification of all who care, I'll share his thoughts:
When I approached him on an upcoming job re: 210.11(c) and 210.52(f)he was adamant that there is no confusion whatsoever. There is to be one 20a circuit for the washing machine and dryer and there is to be no additional outlets on this circuit. Period.
I then asked what he thought the authors meant by the term laundry "
outlet or outlets." Lucky for us all he knew exactly. The provision for outlets (plural) is in the event that the washer and dryer are too far apart to be serviced by one receptacle.
I said, "well that's certainly a possibility, do you think it's possible they meant you could have an additional outlet for some other laundry appliance like an iron?"
"NO, an iron is not considered laundry equipment, it goes on a convenience outlet. You'd have to be an attorney to twist the words to mean anything else."
I feel compelled to add that this is by no means the typical response of an Inspector in SF. Most are smart, reasonable and fair. It's just that I have been dealing with this one guy for the last few weeks and it's enough to make we want to retire.
