Residential receptacle limits
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Re: Residential receptacle limits
Is this a time and materials job? Does the ground go up or down? Does the receptacle inside the applicance garage have to be GFCI protected?
Remindes me of a question my drafting instructor used to ask "How long is a battleship, True or False?".
Is this a time and materials job? Does the ground go up or down? Does the receptacle inside the applicance garage have to be GFCI protected?
Remindes me of a question my drafting instructor used to ask "How long is a battleship, True or False?".
Re: Residential receptacle limits
I just did a "trouble shoot" for someone who had no power in the garage, no power it two different bathrooms and no power in the kitchen next to the sink. The electrician (?) before me told them they had lost their neutral. I went in the bathroom, reset the one gfi for the whole house, told the owner no charge (the first sparky got enough for both of us)and went my way.
So, it doesn?t matter how many recepts are on the small appliance circuit as long as the gfi protection is in the bathroom.
I just did a "trouble shoot" for someone who had no power in the garage, no power it two different bathrooms and no power in the kitchen next to the sink. The electrician (?) before me told them they had lost their neutral. I went in the bathroom, reset the one gfi for the whole house, told the owner no charge (the first sparky got enough for both of us)and went my way.
So, it doesn?t matter how many recepts are on the small appliance circuit as long as the gfi protection is in the bathroom.
iceman2610
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Re: Residential receptacle limits
This portion of the code seems to mislead a lot of electricians. If you read section 220.13, there is a method for calculation the load for other than dwelling units - however, in a dwelling unit, the code only requires you to balance the number of general purpose outlets with the number of general lighting circuits required. These general purpose outlets should not be confused with the required circuits (Kithcen, Bath, ect). Whoever put the garage on a bathroom GFCI either didn't know the code or was operating on an older version than 1996.
Hope this helps.
This portion of the code seems to mislead a lot of electricians. If you read section 220.13, there is a method for calculation the load for other than dwelling units - however, in a dwelling unit, the code only requires you to balance the number of general purpose outlets with the number of general lighting circuits required. These general purpose outlets should not be confused with the required circuits (Kithcen, Bath, ect). Whoever put the garage on a bathroom GFCI either didn't know the code or was operating on an older version than 1996.
Hope this helps.
jxofaltrds
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
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- ESI, PI, RBO
Re: Residential receptacle limits
Outlets in residential are placed for convenience. That is why there is no limit on the number of outlets on a branch circuit.
Mike P.
Outlets in residential are placed for convenience. That is why there is no limit on the number of outlets on a branch circuit.
Mike P.
brian john
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Re: Residential receptacle limits
Years ago (like 33 plus) I asked the mech. I was working with this question he gave me the following advice.
"Put in one outlet on a it's own circuit, and put all the rest of the outlets on one circuit, Sure as hell the homeowner will overload the single outlet circuit."
Years ago (like 33 plus) I asked the mech. I was working with this question he gave me the following advice.
"Put in one outlet on a it's own circuit, and put all the rest of the outlets on one circuit, Sure as hell the homeowner will overload the single outlet circuit."
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