Televisions

[JamesCampbell]

As far as the nec requirements and inspection purposes is a television an appliance or electronic?
Would a television be required to be installed per art 110.3(b)

 

[Dennis Alwon]

A television is not part of the NEC IMO. I guess I would call it utilization equipment.

Utilization Equipment. Equipment that utilizes electric energy
for electronic, electromechanical, chemical, heating, lighting,
or similar purposes.

 

[hbiss]

110.3(B) Installation and Use.
Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.

This Article applies to fixed in place electrical equipment.

A television is plug and cord connected utilization equipment and as such isn't covered by the NEC.

-Hal

 

[ActionDave]

As far as the nec requirements and inspection purposes is a television an appliance or electronic?
Would a television be required to be installed per art 110.3(b)

There are hundreds of things that get plugged in. What makes TV's special?

 

[Adamjamma]

From what I read in the codes, British and USA, though we have to put in specific circuits for certain appliances, such as stove, dryer and washer, etc... the code pretty much stops at the outlets, except in relationship to motors...
thus, technically, unless it is powered by a motor, a tv is not really part of the NEC... only its effect on the outlet and the breaker is... so the NEC could care less about how it is mounted, where it goes, etc... that would be in someone else’s code books

 

[romex jockey]

As far as the nec requirements and inspection purposes is a television an appliance or electronic?
Would a television be required to be installed per art 110.3(b)

Perhaps a permanently fixed unit?

~RJ~

 

[JamesCampbell]

This Article applies to fixed in place electrical equipment.

A television is plug and cord connected utilization equipment and as such isn't covered by the NEC.

-Hal

What wording or statements in the nec makes this article apply to only fixed equipment

 

[kwired]

A television is not part of the NEC IMO. I guess I would call it utilization equipment.

I agree it is utilization equipment. I also think it fits the definition of appliance. It is not any of the specific appliances that art 422 calls out certain requirements though. It is no more or less of an appliance per NEC definition than a typical kitchen toaster.

This Article applies to fixed in place electrical equipment.

A television is plug and cord connected utilization equipment and as such isn't covered by the NEC.

-Hal

Ranges, dryers, air conditioning units, luminaires, vending machines, just to name a few are common cord and plug connected utilization equipment and there are NEC rules directly associated with each of them. Most those rules only apply to the supply circuit or feeder/load calculations and not the unit itself. The unit is listed as is, so only thing the NEC can apply to is the supply circuit. Televisions don't have any special demand characteristics or other quirks that make them worthy of having any code that specifically applies to them, so code generally ends at the receptacle it plugs into.