georgestolz said:
I came across the UL directory for
ceiling fans and light kits. The way that it is worded, the UL does not seem to consider a ceiling fan with a light kit accessory installed to be a "luminaire."
Very interesting reference, George. Below I lift the really interesting snip of text for GPRT (Fans, Ceiling Suspended):
Light kits intended for use with ceiling-suspended fans are listed as Fan Accessories under this product category. They are provided with marking on the light kit, on the packaging carton and in the instructions to indicate the fan models with which they are suitable.
Try as I will, I'm coming up empty for anything that talks about "Fan Accessories".
As an aside, considering Charlie B's hypothetical argument:
Charlie B said:
The thing that is directly connected is a motor, not a light.
I submit that
neither the motor nor the light are directly
supported at the outlet, rather the fan fittings and raceway that house the fan conductors are
supported by the ceiling box and/or the ceiling structure. The motor is supported by the Fan raceway, as is the housing that contains the motor electronics and the conductor that is "intended to
connect to a "Fan Accessory light kit". The Fan Accessory light kit, in turn, is supported by the housing. The
lighting outlet or plain old
outlet at the ceiling box is the
end of the Premises Wiring (System) and the beginning of the Fan conductors.
The Fan conductor that connects to the Fan Accessory light kit is a separate conductor from the motor conductor. Both conductors are capable of direct connection at the outlet in the ceiling box.
The test, to me, of whether the ceiling box is an Outlet or a Lighting Outlet, is whether a lampholder, etc., is actually connected to the end of the lighting conductor in the Fan raceway, at the completion of the electrical work covered by my permit.