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OVERVIEW OF 2017
Related to Electrical
Wiring Devices
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEC® SECTION DESCRIPTION PAGE
Article 100 Definitions 1
110.14 (D) Conductor Termination and Splicing 2
210.8 Measurements for GFCI Protection 3
210.8 (A)(7) and 210.8 (B)(5) GFCI Protection at Sinks 4
210.8 (B) Expanded Single-Phase and New Three-Phase 5
GFCI Protection
210.8 (B)(9)) Non-Dwelling Unit Crawl Spaces 6
210.8 (B)(10) Non-Dwelling Unit Unfinished Basements 7
210.8 (E) Lighting Outlets in Crawl Spaces 8
210.12 (C) AFCI Protection in Guest Rooms and Guest Suites 9
210.12 (D) AFCI Protection in Dormitories 10
210.52 (A)(2)(1) Receptacle Wall Space 11
210.52 (C)(3) Peninsular Countertop Spaces 12
210.52 (G) and (G)(1) Changes Regarding Dwelling Units and Garages 13
210.64 Receptacles at Electrical Service Areas 14
210 .70 (C) Lighting Outlet Requirements 15
210.71 Meeting Rooms 16
314.15 Damp or Wet Locations 17
314.16 (A) and (B) Number of Conductors in Outlet, Device & Junction Boxes 18
314.20 Flush-Mounted Box Installations 19
314.27 (E) Outlet Boxes 20
392.22 Cable Trays 21
404.2 (C) Switches Controlling Lighting Loads 22
404.9 (B) Switch Faceplates 24
404.22 Electronic Lighting Control Switches 25
406.2 Receptacles, Cord Connectors and 26
Attachment Plugs (Caps): Definitions
406.3 (E) Receptacle Rating and Type: Controlled Receptacle 27
Marking
406.3 (F) Receptacle Rating and Type: Receptacle with 28
USB Charger
406.5 (E), (F) and (G) Receptacle Mounting 29
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406.9 (B)(1) Receptacles in Wet Locations 30
406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles 31
422.5 (A) and (B) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection 32
for Personnel
422.16 (B)(2) Built-In Dishwashers 33
445.20 (A) and (B) GFCI Protection for Portable Generators 34
517.16 Isolated Ground Receptacles in Health Care Facilities 35
525.23 (D) GFCI Protection for Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs and 36
Similar Events
550.13 Receptacle Outlets (Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes 37
and Mobile Home Parks)
550.25 (B) AFCI Protection (Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes 38
and Mobile Home Parks)
551.71 Recreational Vehicle Park Receptacles 39
590.6 (A)(1) GFCI Protection for Personnel in Temporary Installations 40
604.6 Manufactured Wiring Systems 41
620.85 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Platform Lifts and 42
Stairway Chairlifts
680.22 (A)(2) Pool Pump Motor Receptacles 43
680, Part VIII Swimming Pools, Fountains and Similar Installations 44
This booklet compiled by Steve Rood, Director of Codes and Standards, Electrical Wiring Systems, Legrand, North America.
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ARTICLE 100
Definitions
Revised definition of “receptacle”
SECTION 210.8
Measurements for GFCI Protection
Outlet for
disposal
Outlet for
refrigerator
not within
6 ft. (1.8 m) of
sink and does
not serve
countertop
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GFCI protection for receptacles in non-dwelling unit crawl spaces has
been added.
In addition to the existing and continuing requirements for GFCI
protection in dwelling unit crawl spaces, receptacles located in
non-dwelling unit crawl spaces are now also to be GFCI protected
in recognition of the similar shock hazards also present in these
environments. Due to the crawl space location being “non-dwelling
unit” in nature, the expanded single-phase and new three-phase
receptacle GFCI protection requirements are also in effect.
GFCI protection for lighting outlets in crawl spaces has been added.
New stipulations were added within Section 210.12 (C) to require AFCI
protection for all 120-volt, single-phase 15- and 20-ampere branch
circuits that supply outlets and devices installed in guest rooms and
guest suites of hotels and motels. Unlike recent editions to the Code,
this new extension of AFCI protection to guest quarters does not
depend upon qualifying conditions that “permanent provisions for
cooking” be a part of these accommodations, as similar risks imposed
by the arcing events perceived to take place within motel or hotel
guest occupancies are the same as those that potentially can occur
within dwelling units (where AFCI protection has been mandated and
expanded since the 2002 edition of the NEC).
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Requirements for AFCI protection when adding or modifying wiring
was extended to dormitories.
Section 210.12 (D) continues to require AFCI protection for branch
circuit wiring modifications, replacements or extensions in areas
specified in 210.12(A). The AFCI protection may be provided by a
Combination AFCI circuit breaker in the panel or a receptacle type
Outlet Branch Circuit AFCI installed in the first outlet of the branch
circuit. This Section of the NEC was modified to include 210.12 (B),
where the requirements for dormitory unit applications are provided,
since these areas are very similar in their use to dwelling units.
Not considered
wall space
Wall space
Fixed
Connected Cabinets
perpendicular
wall
Refrigerator
SECTION 210.64
Receptacles at Electrical Service Areas
Accessibility and maximum distance requirements for receptacles in
electrical service areas.
At least one 125-volt, single-phase 15-or 20-ampere receptacle is
still required to be installed at or within an electrical service area;
however, the maximum distance the outlet can be installed in an
accessible location from the service panel is now reduced to 25 feet
from the previous 50 feet to allow for more readily available extension
cord usage. This requirement is now specified as limited to indoor
equipment use only, and is still not required within one-and two-family
dwellings.
SECTION 210.71
Meeting Rooms
Receptacle outlet requirements were added for non-dwelling unit
meeting rooms.
There have been provisions within the NEC for the location and wall
spacing of nonlocking-type, 125-volt, single-phase 15- or 20-ampere
receptacles, but were limited to dwelling units. New provisions were
added with minimal placement and location guidelines to require
receptacle outlets for meeting rooms such as those found in hotels,
convention centers, conference centers and other similar commercial
occupancies. These requirements are added proactively towards
injury prevention due to trip hazards, overloaded circuits and similar
mishaps that can take place due to numerous extension cords, power
taps and plug strips located on floors and walkways.
SECTION 314.15
Damp or Wet Locations
New text added to accommodate boxes with internal barriers for box
volume and box fill calculations.
The volume or space that is occupied by an internal barrier in a box
had not previously been addressed by existing box-fill calculations
until these changes to the text were developed. Where a box is
provided with one or more securely installed interior barriers, 314.16
(A) of the NEC now requires that the volume of that barrier is to
be allocated to each of the resulting spaces. To reinforce this new
requirement to consider these interior barriers when performing a box
fill calculation, 314.16 (B) adds a sentence clearly stating that each
space within a box installed with an interior barrier must be calculated
separately.
SECTION 314.20
Flush-Mounted Box Installations
Rules for flush-mounted boxes have been expanded and clarified
to cover all installations.
The 2014 NEC relative to flush-mounted box installations was limited
to “in wall or ceiling” applications; the 2017 NEC clarification removes
any limitation relative to the compliance required for flush-mount
applications. A flush-mounting location that is not “in wall or ceiling”
(such as flush-mounted within a free-standing post) is now included
within the scope of this Section.
SECTION 392.22
Cable Trays
Cross section of
divider separating
power from control
The cable tray conductor fill sizing calculations have been clarified.
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Revisions clarified that a grounded conductor of the lighting circuit
at switch locations shall be connected to the electronic device.
This section clarifies the extent of the 2014 NEC changes that required
installing the grounded circuit conductor of a lighting circuit at the
switch location. Many lighting control devices (such as occupancy
sensors) require low levels of standby current to maintain the ready
state and detection capability of the device for its proper operation.
In many installations, the equipment grounding conductor is the only
available conductor that can be used to conduct this required low level
standby current.
The changes in the 2017 NEC clarify the areas where the grounding
conductor is required, as areas suitable for habitation or occupancy
to encompass commercial buildings were not specified beforehand.
This is accomplished by the inclusion of language stating that
grounded conductors shall be extended to any switch location as
necessary, and shall be connected to switching devices that require
line-to-neutral voltage to operate the electronics of the switch in the
standby mode (as well as to meet the requirements of 404.22).
SECTION 404.22
Electronic Lighting Control Switches
New requirement added for “Electronic Lighting Control Switches,”
prohibiting current on the equipment grounding conductor with a
future effectivity date.
Related to the new 2014 NEC requirement (and 2017 NEC additions)
to Section 404.2 addressing the concerns of using the equipment
grounding conductor as a return path in standby power applications,
electronic lighting control switches are now expressly prohibited from
introducing current on the equipment grounding conductor during
normal operation. Electronic switch manufacturers are now to design
products that use a neutral conductor for the conductivity of the return
current in standby power applications, not the equipment grounding
conductor as before.
This new requirement takes effect on January 1, 2020; however, there
remains an exception for electronic lighting control switches that
introduce current onto the equipment grounding conductor to continue
to be allowed, but only for replacement or retrofit applications. They
must be listed and marked for replacement or retrofit use.
SECTION 406.2
Receptacles, Cord Connectors and Attachment Plugs (Caps):
Definitions
A new definition for “outlet box hoods” was added to Section 406.2.
Section 406.9 (B) has included the term “outlet box hood” relative
to weatherproof enclosure requirements in wet locations since the
2011 NEC. However, the term “outlet box hood” was never specifically
defined until this 2017 NEC addition. The definition states that an
“outlet box hood” is a housing shield (i.e. – a hood) that fits over
a faceplate for flush-mounted wiring devices, or is an integral
component of an outlet box or of a faceplate for flush-mounted wiring
devices. These outlet box hoods are commonly referred to in the field
as “in-use” or “bubble” covers.
CONTROLLED
CONTROLLED
CONTROLLED
CONTROLLED
Requirements for markings on automatically controlled receptacles
have been revised.
Receptacles that are controlled by an automatic control device must be
marked with the appropriate symbol (as has been depicted in Section
406.3 (E) beginning with the 2014 NEC) and the word “Controlled.”
The word “Controlled” was added in support of the retained original
appropriate symbol to provide additional information that should assist
the end user to clearly understand that the receptacle is controlled by
an energy management system.
New requirements were added for receptacle outlets with USB charger(s).
Clarifications for receptacles in countertops, and new requirements
pertaining to receptacle orientation and placement in work surfaces.
The 2014 NEC added rules pertaining to receptacles in countertops
and work surfaces, where if the receptacle is oriented in the “face
up” position, it had to be listed for use in a countertop. However, this
meant that if the receptacle installed within a countertop was facing
any direction other than “face up,” it was not required to be listed
for this application. The 406.5 (E) clarifications for 2017 now require
a receptacle assembly to be listed for countertop use regardless of
its orientation. In addition, a new mounting requirement drawing a
distinction for work surfaces advises that receptacle outlets installed
within work surfaces that are not considered to be countertops can
be listed for use in either a countertop or a work surface (either/or is
acceptable; does not have to be listed for both). Finally, there is a new
requirement for any receptacle assembly installed “face up” in either
of the work surface or countertop locations to be listed for countertop
applications; work surface “face up” applications are now addressed
for 2017, whereas the 2014 NEC only referenced these types of
orientations within countertop installations.
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Clarifications on which types of assemblies are to be identified as “extra
duty,” and which types that are not required to be identified as such.
New provisions for the 2017 NEC allow for “other listed products,”
enclosures or assemblies that provide weatherproof protection that
do not utilize an “outlet box hood” (as newly defined for 2017 in
Section 406.2) need not be marked as “extra duty,” as is required for
the outlet box hoods. Outlet box hoods that are part of a weatherproof
enclosure must have “extra duty” durability to retain protection
for the receptacles. Additions were also made to an accompanying
406.9 (B)(1) informational note further stressing the fact that “extra
duty” identification and requirements are not applicable to listed
receptacles, faceplates, outlet boxes, enclosures or assemblies that
are identified as either being suitable for wet locations or rated as
one of the outdoor enclosure-type numbers of NEC Table 110.28
(Enclosure Selection) that does not utilize an outlet box hood.
SECTION 406.12
Tamper-Resistant Receptacles
Airports Classrooms
Prior separate references to several appliances requiring GFCI protection
are now grouped together; in addition, the options for protection methods
have been expanded.
The five types of appliances requiring GFCI protection that were
previously located separately throughout “Article 422 – Appliances”
have all now been grouped together within Section 422.5. Those areas
are: automotive vacuum and tire inflation machines provided for public
use, drinking water coolers, cord- and plug-connected high-pressure
spray washing machines, and vending machines.
In addition, the GFCI requirements for these appliances were also
relocated to 422.5 (subsection A). Finally, a new 422.5 (B) was also
added allowing five options for the location and type of GFCI protective
device provided to deliver GFCI protection to the specific appliances
now all listed within Section 422.5, subsection A. One typical means
of GFCI protection pointed out in 422.5 (B)(2) is for a device or outlet
within the supply circuit.
6.5 ft.
max.
Revisions for maximum cord lengths and receptacle outlet locations
pertaining to built-in dishwashers are made for the 2017 NEC.
Dishwashers are now only permitted to have the receptacle outlet for
a cord- and plug-connected built-in dishwasher to be located in the
space adjacent to the space occupied by the dishwasher. This revision
was made to remove confusion over where power supply receptacle
outlets could be installed, thereby aligning the NEC installation
requirements with the product standards in place for household
dishwashers.
GFCI requirements have been separated into unbonded (floating
neutral) generators vs. bonded neutral generators.
Section 445.20 is revised for 2017 to separate GFCI requirements for
unbonded (floating neutral) generators (subsection A), and for bonded
neutral generators (subsection B). Unbonded generators require GFCI
protection at all 15- and 20-ampere, 125-volt receptacles, but only
where both 125-volt and 125/250-volt receptacles exist on the portable
generator. The 2014 NEC exception remains in place, where if the
15- and 20-ampere, 125-volt receptacles cannot be used while the
125/250-volt receptacle is in use, GFCI protection is not required.
New 2017 NEC addition 445.20 (B) requires that all 15- and 20-ampere,
125-volt receptacles on bonded neutral portable generators to
be provided with GFCI protection. The exception for both types of
generators identified in (A) and (B) that were manufactured before
January 1, 2015, to be able to use a portable GFCI to provide protection
remains in place in the 2017 NEC.
SECTION 517.16
Isolated Ground Receptacles in Health Care Facilities
Revisions were made dividing Section 517.16 into two subdivisions of
code language, discerning between inside a patient care vicinity and
outside a patient care vicinity.
Although isolated ground receptacles are still not permitted to
be installed in the patient care vicinity of a health care facility,
changes were made for 2017 to provide requirements for branch
circuits serving spaces where isolated ground equipment grounding
conductors and isolated ground receptacles are specified outside of
a patient care vicinity. An informational note was also added to advise
that applications for isolated ground receptacles are typically used
where a reduction of electrical noise (electromagnetic interference)
is necessary, and that parallel grounding paths are to be avoided.
SECTION 550.13(B)
Receptacle Outlets (Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes
and Mobile Home Parks)
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Dishwashers in mobile and manufactured homes must now be
GFCI protected.
SECTION 551.71
Recreational Vehicle Park Receptacles
For the 2017 NEC, the number of recreational vehicle sites required
to be equipped with 50-ampere, 125/250 volt receptacles at RV parks
has increased from the previous requirement of 20 % to 40% of all
new recreational vehicle sites within these park locations. This change
required of new RV sites is driven by the demand of the RV consumer
who wants greater service from the electrical system throughout
these parks, requiring the need for more site units that can provide
50-ampere power supply.
Clarification to this Section pertaining to receptacles that supply
temporary power being GFCI protected.
In temporary installations, Section 590.6 (A)(1) continues to require
GFCI protection for all 125-volt, 15-, 20- and 30-ampere receptacles
that are not part of the permanent wiring. An addition made in
the 2014 NEC permitted the use of listed cord sets or devices that
incorporate GFCI protection. However, a clarification has been made
for 2017 that improves the explanation that, while listed cord sets or
devices (such as portable GFCIs) incorporating GFCI protection for
personnel for portable use shall be permitted, this allowance can be
in addition to (not instead of) retaining the required GFCI protection of
the receptacle outlets. Some field interpretation was that the portable
GFCIs allowed beginning for the 2014 NEC were acceptable in lieu of
the protection at the receptacle, where there had never been the intent
to remove this requirement.
SECTION 604.6
Manufactured Wiring Systems
Testing and subsequent listing of products ensure that they are safe.
Although the wiring method and specific components utilized in the
development of the factory-assembled manufactured wiring system
may have individual listing requirements, the system itself (serving as
a type of “end product” in the scope of Article 604) did not previously
have this requirement to be listed.
SECTION 620.85
Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
The existing GFCI installation rules for receptacles for elevators and
similar equipment has been expanded.
Although many areas associated with elevators, escalators and moving
walks already required GFCI protection of the receptacles installed
within these locations, there were several of the similar applications
covered in Article 620 that were not. Newly added for the 2017 NEC
are requirements for GFCI protection of receptacles on the cars
of elevators and dumbwaiters associated with wind turbine tower
elevators, on the platforms or in the runways and machinery spaces of
platform lifts and stairway chairlifts, as well as now those receptacles
in elevator control spaces and control rooms.
6 feet
(1.83 m)
Revisions to 2014 NEC requirements for pool pump motor receptacles.
A new Part VIII has been added to Article 680 within the 2017 NEC.
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