deweigand
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Does NEC 210.70 apply to residential or commercial? It is unclear in the language as it pertains to battery lighting switches.
NEC 210.70 Residential or Commercial?
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LarryFine
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Welcome to the forum.
Unless specified, the NEC rules apply to all occupancy types.
Unless specified, the NEC rules apply to all occupancy types.
deweigand
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Thanks for the reply
The reason I am asking is the 2023 change says this:
2023 Code Language:
210.70 Lighting Outlets Required. Lighting outlets shall be installed where specified in 210.70(A), (B), and (C). The switch or wall-mounted control device shall not rely exclusively on a battery unless a means is provided for automatically energizing the lighting outlets upon battery failure.
Many wireless lighting control switches for commercial spaces are battery powered. If (B) and (C) are commercial, then this would apply? Correct?
The reason I am asking is the 2023 change says this:
2023 Code Language:
210.70 Lighting Outlets Required. Lighting outlets shall be installed where specified in 210.70(A), (B), and (C). The switch or wall-mounted control device shall not rely exclusively on a battery unless a means is provided for automatically energizing the lighting outlets upon battery failure.
Many wireless lighting control switches for commercial spaces are battery powered. If (B) and (C) are commercial, then this would apply? Correct?
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It appears that a wireless switch that relies on a battery is not compliant.
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The master (hardwired) switch would keep it powered, so it's not totally relying on the battery in the remote/wireless switch, IMO.
Say you had the lights on and the battery died in the remote, the lights would stay on. You just couldn't use the remote/wireless part.
I guess you could argue that if you wanted to turn the lights on and you were at the remote, and the battery is dead, you couldn't turn the lights on.
I wonder if the CMP made a statement explaining exactly the type of switch they are referring to?
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