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- Thread starter MichaelJ
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IMO no, but I do not really see how that can be enforced. I often see 'residential use only' equipment in commercial kitchens (food processors, hot plates, etc.)
On the other hand commercial ranges are not listed for contact with combustibles so that may be a building code issue if installed in residential cabinetry.
On the other hand commercial ranges are not listed for contact with combustibles so that may be a building code issue if installed in residential cabinetry.
renosteinke
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- NE Arkansas
About the only appliances where the issue of
residential' or 'commercial' applies are your cooktops and ovens. The regular type - not the microwave ones!
The reason it matters is two-fold; there are different UL/NSF standards, and the NEC specifically limits their use to the appropriate location.
The major difference? Commercial ones are allowed to have the front panels get hot enough to burn you; residential ones are not.
Answering the desire by homeowners to get 'commercial' equipment - which the consumer perceives as 'better,' many makers of commercial equipment are either getting their stuff listed for both uses, or coming out with residential products that share some of the commercial features.
residential' or 'commercial' applies are your cooktops and ovens. The regular type - not the microwave ones!
The reason it matters is two-fold; there are different UL/NSF standards, and the NEC specifically limits their use to the appropriate location.
The major difference? Commercial ones are allowed to have the front panels get hot enough to burn you; residential ones are not.
Answering the desire by homeowners to get 'commercial' equipment - which the consumer perceives as 'better,' many makers of commercial equipment are either getting their stuff listed for both uses, or coming out with residential products that share some of the commercial features.
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