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Specific requirements in this Code or permit alternative methods where Special permission contemplated in a number of the rules.īy special permission, the authority having jurisdiction may waive
On the approval of equipment and materials, and for granting the Responsibility for making interpretations of the rules, for deciding TheĪuthority having jurisdiction for enforcement of the Code has the Jurisdiction over electrical installations, including signaling andĬommunications systems, and for use by insurance inspectors. This Code is intended to be suitable for mandatory application by governmental bodies that exercise legal The conductors and equipment required or permitted by this Code shall be acceptable only if approved. ARTICLE 110 Requirements for Electrical Installationsġ10.2 Approval. Standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.Īuthority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). National Electrical Code 2008 ARTICLE 100 DefinitionsĪpproved.
It seems the decision is ultimately in the hands of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), as long as " equivalent objectives can be achieved" using the device. Which means if you're backfeeding through a breaker, you'll need to strap the breaker in place somehow. Pull to release the device from the mounting means on the panel. Secured in place by an additional fastener that requires other than a Terminate field-installed ungrounded supply conductors shall be Plug-in-type overcurrent protection devices or plug-in type main lug assemblies that are backfed and used to I also found this semi-related, not relevant to the question at hand, section in the NEC. Which basically says the device is NEC compliant because it's the user that is the transfer equipment, not the device. Which appears to be from a representative from a company who makes these types of devices. I found this interesting response in this thread, on the Electrical Contractor Network Forum.
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Would mean an interlock cannot be installed in a residential panel, because there is no way to prevent the homeowner from servicing the installation.Īre interlocks a cheap and easy solution for homeowners, or can they not be used in residential situations? Update In my mind, this sentence " where conditions of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified persons service the installation". Lockable disconnecting means or by disconnection of the normal supply Installation and where the normal supply is physically isolated by a
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However, there is an exception to this section which may disallow the use of interlocks in residential systems.Įxception: Temporary connection of a portable generator without transfer equipment shall be permitted where conditions of maintenanceĪnd supervision ensure that only qualified persons service the In any operation of the transfer equipment.Ī properly installed interlock seems to meet this requirement, so there's nothing here to prevent one. Inadvertent interconnection of normal and alternate sources of supply Transfer equipment shall be suitable for the intended use and designed and installed so as to prevent the So in the case of an interlock, would the generator have to be rated to supply the whole house, or only the items the user wants to run (which could change at any time)?ħ02.6 Transfer Equipment. The user of the optional standby system shall be permitted to Rating for the supply of all equipment intended to be operated at one
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Where manual transfer equipment is used, an optional standby system shall have adequate capacity and This has inspired me to read through article 702 Optional Standby Systems of the NEC (which is short so it wasn't much effort), where I found the following items that seem relevant.
There have been some questions on the site lately, that reference using interlock kits with portable generators.
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