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Quad Cities Builders & Remodelers Association — Spring 2014
HBA News
• Ground Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection
for Personnel
• 210.8(A)(9) Bathtubs and Shower Stalls and (10) Laundry Areas:
The NEC now requires that all receptacles within 6 feet of a
shower stall or bathtub must have ground fault protection by
the use of either a GFCJ breaker or GFCI receptacle. In addition,
the section now requires all 125-volt single phased 15- and
20-ampere receptacles in laundry rooms to be GFCI protected.
• 210.8 (D) Dishwasher: The NEC will now require all outlets
supplying power to dishwashers installed in kitchens to be
GFCI protected.
• Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (AFCI)
• Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters: Continuing with the committee's
goal of whole house circuit protection, the technical committee
has expanded the use of AFCI in dwellings and has now
included a new section to address dormitories.
• 210.12(A) Dwelling Units: Kitchens and laundry areas are
now required to have all circuits protected by an AFCI device.
Protection against arcing can now be accomplished by use of
one of the six alternative methods listed in Section 210.12(A)
(1) through (6), which include the use of breaker and receptacles
utilizing AFCI protection with specific conditions for each option.
• 210.12(B) Branch Circuit Extensions or Modifications: Under
the requirement for branch circuit extensions or modifications,
a new exception has been added to the NEC, which would allow
the extension of an existing conductor to be added or modified
up to 6 feet in length without requiring AFCI protection on the
circuit. If any additional outlets or devices are installed, the
circuit would then have to be protected by an AFCI device.
• 210.12(C) Dormitories: All dormitories shall now require AFCI
protection on all circuits supplying outlets in hallways, sleeping
units, living rooms, closets and other similar rooms.
• 210.17 Electrical Vehicle Branch Circuits: New to the NEC is a
requirement that any electrical branch circuit serving an outlet
or outlets for the purpose of vehicle charging shall be supplied
by a dedicated branch circuit.
• 220.12 Lighting Load: In an effort to work concurrently
with energy efficiency codes, the NEC will allow for the
lighting load to either be designed per table 220.12 or
calculated for the load intended,
provided the building is equipped
with a monitoring system that will
alert the building occupant when the
loads are exceeded, and provided
that the demand factors specified in
220.42 are not applied.
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HERE IS A SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE 2014 NEC THAT WILL IMPACT OUR INDUSTRY:
So What Changed in 2014 National Electric Code?
