Hello,
Please excuse me if I don't use the right terminologies or if I sound inexperienced . I am still in the learning phase and I have found this forum to be extremely helpful.
We have a store fixture that has Low voltage LED Lights and convenience receptacles in case clients want to plug in curling irons and hair dryers etc. The set up is very similar to a beauty salon.
Initially I had designed it such that there is one circuit for all the lightings and each seat would have a separate hardwired connection for the set of convenience receptacles. However UL-Inspector is not allowing a hardwired connection for each seat as per UL-962 and stating that we can not have more than one power source entering a stationery fixture. Even though it is a very large unit..
If I was to go ahead and provide one circuit for all of the receptacles as well as the low voltage lighting transformers and plug it all the curling irons at once the circuit that's way above the load limit on a 20A circuit.
Is there any other way to have one hard wired connection enter the fixture and supply the power for Lightings as well as the receptacles. The lightings are not drawing more than 200 Watts. The lights will be on at all time but the curling irons and hair dryers won't be all in there all at once. The receptacles are there in case the client decides to plug one in but since the receptacles are available, there is obviously a chance they call plug all of them in at the same time. Chances are less but the possibility is there
I am aware of split phase wiring where we can have 2 separate lines each carrying 20A separately and wired to a double breaker but I am not sure if we'll have access to a double breaker at the store...
Any guidance or suggestions will be very helpful. I know what I am asking for is unrealistic, I apologize but just looking for some help as the unit is currently at the inspection facility.
Note: the lighting fixture will be installed all across the US and Canada
Thank you
Please excuse me if I don't use the right terminologies or if I sound inexperienced . I am still in the learning phase and I have found this forum to be extremely helpful.
We have a store fixture that has Low voltage LED Lights and convenience receptacles in case clients want to plug in curling irons and hair dryers etc. The set up is very similar to a beauty salon.
Initially I had designed it such that there is one circuit for all the lightings and each seat would have a separate hardwired connection for the set of convenience receptacles. However UL-Inspector is not allowing a hardwired connection for each seat as per UL-962 and stating that we can not have more than one power source entering a stationery fixture. Even though it is a very large unit..
If I was to go ahead and provide one circuit for all of the receptacles as well as the low voltage lighting transformers and plug it all the curling irons at once the circuit that's way above the load limit on a 20A circuit.
Is there any other way to have one hard wired connection enter the fixture and supply the power for Lightings as well as the receptacles. The lightings are not drawing more than 200 Watts. The lights will be on at all time but the curling irons and hair dryers won't be all in there all at once. The receptacles are there in case the client decides to plug one in but since the receptacles are available, there is obviously a chance they call plug all of them in at the same time. Chances are less but the possibility is there
I am aware of split phase wiring where we can have 2 separate lines each carrying 20A separately and wired to a double breaker but I am not sure if we'll have access to a double breaker at the store...
Any guidance or suggestions will be very helpful. I know what I am asking for is unrealistic, I apologize but just looking for some help as the unit is currently at the inspection facility.
Note: the lighting fixture will be installed all across the US and Canada
Thank you
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