Unused Terminals on Power Cords & Receptacles

[jmurray32168]

1. Does the NEC require all power cord or feeder loads to be landed or terminated? For example, can the neutral on a power cord be terminated with a wire nut where the cord would be wired to a display case? Or must all wires be landed on a terminal and marked for future use if not used?

 

[LarryFine]

Welcome to the forum.

In my opinion, what you do on the load end of a power cord doesn't matter. Capping an unused cord conductor shouldn't hurt anything.

If you're curious about the supplying receptacle, see:

Does code require all the pins on a receptacle to be used?

Stupid question does code require all the pins on a receptacle to be used as marked ? And if so where in the code is this required? Assuming I leave a nice printed label on the receptacle stating the voltage would these be a violation: A pin and sleeve outlet and cord thats 480/3 ph, used it...

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[jmurray32168]

Thank you for the information