There is now a TIA concerning the Bocci receptacle

[brantmacga]

I'm sure many of you are now familiar with the BOCCI receptacle; if not here's a link to the product.

22 System

22 System is a comprehensive suite of electrical wall accessories available in multiple colours and configurations.

22system.com

There is now a TIA concerning this product.

https://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/AboutTheCodes/70/Proposed_TIA_1690_NFPA_70.pdf

Exception: Smaller openings in building surfaces that accommodate one or more individual devices shall be permitted if all of the following conditions are met:

1. (1) The outlet box that supplies the device(s) is nonmetallic.
2. (2) The branch circuit wiring that supplies each device consists of a separate nonmetallic
   cable assembly originating outside the box, or individual sets of conductors in a single nonmetallic raceway, all of which originate outside the box. Other than the connections to a single device, these conductors are not spliced in the box or continued to another device, and no other wiring or raceways enter the box.
3. (3) Each device is capable of removal from the building surface opening without being damaged. If a special tool is required for this purpose, the applicable circuit directory for the device records the location of the tool, together with a product code/QR code for acquiring a replacement if necessary.
4. (4) All connections for each device to the branch circuit wiring are made with listed clamping-type wire connectors, which are supplied with the devices. The branch-circuit conductors are arranged to permit the connector(s) to be exposed after the device has been fully removed.
5. (5) The device assemblies are listed for this application.

The gist of it is, they will require a non-metallic box with a non-metallic cable/conduit entry, and you cannot have any circuit conductors leaving that box supplying another outlet. Also you will have to put a label in the panel indicating the location of the removal tool.

 

[petersonra]

This is nuts. No other device requires a HO to have a special tool if needed.

 

[steve66]

This is nuts. No other device requires a HO to have a special tool if needed.

Yes, but what other device requires a special tool to access the branch circuit conductor connections?

 

[petersonra]

Yes, but what other device requires a special tool to access the branch circuit conductor connections?

Why would the HO need to do that anyway?

 

[steve66]

It's not necessarily for the homeonwner's use.

By "special tool", I assume they mean something manufacturer specific. As in nobody else makes that same tool.

Are we going to expect every electrician to carry every possible tool from every manufacturer just on the off chance he is going to need to access connections to a receptacle?

To me it's a good compromise. Homeowners get their custom looking receptacles, while electricians still have easy access to the connections, or at the very least, a way to order the needed tool.

 

[brantmacga]

It's not necessarily for the homeonwner's use.

By "special tool", I assume they mean something manufacturer specific. As in nobody else makes that same tool.

The tool required to remove these is $100. I’d bolt it to the wall next to the panel.

I can’t remember if it was here or on Reddit, but I remember someone posting a pic of a kitchen backsplash with these, and everyone asking how you would ever get back to the splices. That electrician said they had no idea these were being used until well after the rough-in.


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[LarryFine]

The wall surface will suffer without plates.

 

[petersonra]

It's not necessarily for the homeonwner's use.

By "special tool", I assume they mean something manufacturer specific. As in nobody else makes that same tool.

Are we going to expect every electrician to carry every possible tool from every manufacturer just on the off chance he is going to need to access connections to a receptacle?

To me it's a good compromise. Homeowners get their custom looking receptacles, while electricians still have easy access to the connections, or at the very least, a way to order the needed tool.

we expect electricians to have every other tool they need to work on electrical equipment.

 

[norcal]

we expect electricians to have every other tool they need to work on electrical equipment.

It's a product that is not in wide use, rather foolish to expect someone to carry it as a "what if".

 

[synchro]

The wall surface will suffer without plates.

Agree. And maybe it's just me, but that seems like a lot of money for something that looks like a cord cap stuck into a hole in the wall.

 

[LarryFine]

In my opinion, that's a tool that should stay with the house, like a disposer wrench, not an electrician.

 

[jaggedben]

So they're proposing to add half a page to the code for a fad that only small handful of entitled people will actually want. Sigh.