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NEC – Receptacles and Lights
Disclaimer: This update has not been
completely proofed to the 2017 code.
Residential
Code & Blueprint
Code Intro
What is a Bathroom
Article 210 – Branch Circuits
What is a Branch Circuit?
210.8 – GFCI:
Where are they REQUIRED?
• 210.8 – GFCI
– Dwelling Units
1) Bathrooms
2) Garages
3) Outdoors
Pg. 59
210.8 – GFCI:
Where are they REQUIRED?• 210.8 – GFCI
– Dwelling Units
1) Bathrooms
2) Garages
3) Outdoors
4) Crawl Spaces
5) Unfinished Basements
6) Kitchens
7) Sinks
8) Boathouses
9) Bathtubs or Shower Stalls
10)Laundry Areas
Pg. 59
(D) Kitchen Dishwasher
(E) Crawl Space
210.11 – Branch Circuit
Requirements
• 210.11 (C) – Dwelling Units
1) Small Appliance Branch Circuits - 2
2) Laundry Branch Circuits - 1
3) Bathroom Branch Circuits - 1
4) Garage - 1
Pg. 60
210.12 – Arc-Fault Protection
• 210.12 (A) – Dwelling Units
– Kitchen
– Family room
– Dining room
– Living room
– Parlor
– Libraries
– Dens
• What area does not need GFCI or AFCI…
Pg. 60
– Bedrooms
– Sunrooms
– Recreation rooms
– Closets
– Hallways
– Laundry areas
– Similar rooms
Article 210 III – Required Outlets
Pg. 63
210.52 – Dwelling Unit
Receptacle Outlets
What is an outlet?
1) Part of a luminaire or appliance
Pg. 64
210.52 – Dwelling Unit
Receptacle Outlets
1) Part of a luminaire or appliance
2) Controlled by a wall switch…
3) Located within Cabinets…
4) Above 5 ½ feet above the floor
Pg. 64
210.52 (A) – General Provisions Pg. 64
1) Spacing
• 6’ / 12’ Rule
2) Wall Space
1) 2’ plus wide
2) Fixed panels
3) Room dividers, freestanding
bar-type counters or rails
3) Floor Receptacles
– Within 18” of the wall
4) Counter Receptacles
210.52 (B) – Small Appliances Pg. 64
1) Receptacle Outlets Served
– Kitchen
– Pantry
– Breakfast room
– Dining room
– Or similar areas
– 2 or more small appliance branch ckts
210.52 (B) – Small Appliances Pg. 64
1) Receptacle Outlets Served
– Kitchen
– Pantry
– Breakfast room
– Dining room
– Or similar areas
– 2 or more small appliance branch ckts
210.52 (B) – Small Appliances Pg. 64
1) Receptacle Outlets Served
– Kitchen
– Pantry
– Breakfast room
– Dining room
– Or similar areas
– 2 or more small appliance branch ckts
2) No Other Outlets
3) Kitchen Receptacle Requirements
210.52 (C) – Countertops Pg. 65
1) Wall countertop space
– 12” wide +
– 12” / 4’ Rule
210.52 (C) – Countertops
210.52 (C) – Countertops Pg. 61
1) Wall Countertop Space
– 12” wide +
– 12” / 4’ Rule
2) Island Countertop Space
– 12” / 24” Rule
3) Peninsular Countertop Spaces
– 12” / 24” Rule
4) Separate Spaces
5) Receptacle Outlet Location
210.52 – (D) Bathrooms Pg. 62
• At least one
• 3’ from outside of
sink
210.52 – (E) Outdoor Outlets Pg. 62
1) At least one at grade front and
back of dwelling
3) Balconies
210.52 – (E) Outdoor Outlets Pg. 62
1) At least one at grade front and
back of dwelling
3) Balconies
Photo: IAEI Archives
210.52 – (E) Outdoor Outlets Pg. 62
1) At least one at grade front and
back of dwelling
3) Balconies
Photo: IAEI Archives
210.52 – (F) Laundry Areas Pg. 62
1) At least one for laundry
equipment
210.52 – (G) Basements, Garages and
Accessory Buildings
Pg. 62
1) Garages
2) Accessory
Buildings
3) Basements
210.52 – (G) Basements, Garages and
Accessory Buildings
Pg. 62
1) Garages
2) Accessory
Buildings
3) Basements
210.52 – (G) Basements, Garages and
Accessory Buildings
Pg. 62
1) Garages
2) Accessory
Buildings
3) Basements
210.52 – (H) Hallways Pg. 62
• 10’ + Long
• Centerline without
passing through a
doorway
210.52 – (I) Foyers Pg. 62
• Greater than 60sqft
• Each wall 3’ or more
210.52 – (I) Foyers Pg. 62
• Greater than 60sqft
• Each wall 3’ or more
210.52 – (I) Foyers Pg. 62
• Greater than 60sqft
• Each wall 3’ or more
210.52 – (I) Foyers Pg. 62
• Greater than 60sqft
• Each wall 3’ or more
210.63 – HVAC, Air-Conditioning,
Refrigeration Equip Outlets
Pg. 63
• Installed in accessible location
• Same level and within 25’
• Shall not be connected to the load
side of the disconnect
• Is this only for outside Condenser?
210.70 – Lighting Outlest Required Pg. 63
(A) Dwelling Units
1) Habitable Rooms
3 4 12
Bedrooms on the 2nd Floor
Up 14 Ris. To Attic
Details Matter
Kitchen Cabinets Detail
Second Floor Plan
Electrical Legends
Blueprint Symbols
Blueprint Symbols
Blueprint Symbols
Blueprint Symbols
Pocket Door
• Light
• Single Pole Switch
• Three way Switch
• Four way Switch
• Single Receptacle
• Duplex Receptacle
Symbols on the Print
S
S3
S4