Small appliance branch circuit

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You guys can toss this thought around, but I believe the countertop type must be on an SABC.
 
electricalist said:
I wasn't trying to be rude by asking. I just need to find these things so that I learn. Sometime I need a little guidance.


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I wasn't saying you were rude, what I was trying to say is there is a whole lot of code language including some that jumps you around to some different sections but when you boil it all down you can't use the SABC for a built in microwave and the nub of it is 210.52(B)(2) which says No Other Outlets.
 
electricalist said:
I wasn't trying to be rude by asking. I just need to find these things so that I learn. Sometime I need a little guidance.


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To expound on that:

210.51(B) Small Appliances.
(1) Receptacle Outlets Served. In the kitchen, pantry, breakfast room, dining room, or similar area of a dwelling unit, the two or more 20-ampere small-appliance branch circuits required by 210.11(C)(1) shall serve all wall and floor receptacle outlets covered by 210.52(A), all countertop outlets covered by 210.52(C), and receptacle outlets for refrigeration equipment.

(2) No Other Outlets. The two or more small-appliance branch circuits specified in 210.52(B)(1) shall have no other outlets.
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This means: If the nuke machine is built in, it's probably going to have it's power receptacle in the cabinet above it. Given that said outlet does not serve the countertop, it falls outside the rules regarding SABC outlets. So, it cannot be on either of the two minimum SABCs.

I agree with the others about the absurdity of permitting a counter-top micro to be on one of the SABC,s but take the same machine and permanently mount it and it can't?

Personally, I always install a 20a dedicated micro circuit and sleep well at night. If there's no plans for a built-in, I put a third SABC on the countertop.
 
Coupled with
210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets
(C) Countertops. In kitchens, pantries, breakfast rooms, dining rooms, and similar areas of dwelling units, receptacle outlets for
countertop spaces shall be installed in accordance with 210.52(C)(1) through (C)(5).
(5) Receptacle Outlet Location. Receptacle outlets shall be located on or above, but not more than 500 mm (20 in.) above, the countertop. Receptacle outlet assemblies listed for the application shall be permitted to be installed in countertops. Receptacle outlets rendered not readily accessible by appliances fastened in place, appliance garages, sinks, or rangetops as covered in 210.52(C)(1), Exception, or appliances occupying dedicated space shall not be considered as these required outlets.

sometimes I use App outlet as another reference to SABC that's why I termed it compliant because the countertop SABC outlets are to be readily accessible
 
Smart $ said:
. . . but I believe the countertop type must be on an SABC.
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ActionDave said:
Silly that a micro sitting on the counter has to be on the SABC but that's the way it is.
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Please allow me to split a hair here. It is not that the countertop microwave is required in any way to be supplied by a SABC. Rather, if it sits on the countertop, the only receptacles within its reach are ones that themselves are required to be supplied by a SABC.



 
charlie b said:

Please allow me to split a hair here. It is not that the countertop microwave is required in any way to be supplied by a SABC. Rather, if it sits on the countertop, the only receptacles within its reach are ones that themselves are required to be supplied by a SABC.
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If it's plugged into a kitchen wall or floor receptacle, it's on an SABC. Doesn't have to be a countertop receptacle. Please review 210.52(B)...

...which 480 quoted above for your convenience. :D
 
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