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guidance in the application of this section.
The revision was made to distinguish between facilities
that are equipped with or without permanent
cooking apparatus.
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Revision/New
210.23(A)(1)(2), 210.24, 240.4(D)(3),
310.3 (A)(B) and 406.3(C)(D)
10 Amp Branch Circuits
Leviton Comment: Articles 210.23(A)(1)(2), 210.24,
240.4(D)(3), 310.3(A)&(B) and 406.3 (summarized here)
have been revised to include accommodations for
10 amp circuits and associated electrical apparatus.
The intent of the original submittal seemed to be to
enable the installer to realize cost savings through
the use of copper-clad aluminum wire on certain circuits
(primarily lighting and definitely not receptacles)
with limitations.
However, the NEC did NOT approve the use of 16 AWG
copper or 14 AWG copper-clad aluminum in Article
310.3(A) or the associated wire sizing table found at
210.24(2). Without the ability to use a smaller gauge
copper wire, or the same size copper-clad aluminum
wire, no real savings can be realized. Maybe the 2026
NEC will ease the limitation and further acknowledge
copper-clad aluminum and thus opening-up its
use to installers.
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