Laundry Equipment Disconnects

[jpiehl]

I am looking for an opinion or code section on whether or not I need to include a disconnect with hard wired laundry equipment. It is located in a room separate from the panel and is in a secured area of a detention facility.

Thanks for your help.

 

[480sparky]

Start at 422.31.

 

[iwire]

I am looking for an opinion or code section on whether or not I need to include a disconnect with hard wired laundry equipment.

I agree with 480 that 422.31 is a good start and will add 422.32 which will take you to Article 430.

Any equipment with a motor is almost always going to need a local disconnecting means.

 

[jpiehl]

Thanks for your help, that was what I was thinking but was looking for laundry instead of disconnect.

Thanks again.

 

[l3city]

I am looking for an opinion or code section on whether or not I need to include a disconnect with hard wired laundry equipment. It is located in a room separate from the panel and is in a secured area of a detention facility.

Thanks for your help.

Hi there!! Well according to your request, you are looking wether or not you need a disconnect, read NEC 422.33, if you have your cord-plug accessible, than you don't need, otherwise, you need one.

If your Laundry equipment is hard-wired (i.e. no cord & plug) then you need a disconnect (i.e. a motor rated swich for example):smile:

 

[Mooseamp]

Hi there!! Well according to your request, you are looking wether or not you need a disconnect, read NEC 422.33, if you have your cord-plug accessible, than you don't need, otherwise, you need one.

If your Laundry equipment is hard-wired (i.e. no cord & plug) then you need a disconnect (i.e. a motor rated swich for example):smile:

If you are within-sight of your panel of source for the equipment whatever it might be no disconnect is required. I dont recommend this. The within-sight rule is 25 feet.

 

[George Stolz]

Mooseamp, welcome to the forum.

The within-sight rule is 25 feet.

Actually, in the definitions in Article 100:

In Sight From (Within Sight From, Within Sight). Where this Code specifies that one equipment shall be "in sight from," "within sight from," or "within sight," and so forth, of another equipment, the specified equipment is to be visible and not more than 15 m (50 ft) distant from the other.