Code Quiz: Disconnecting Means for Fixed Industrial Process Heating Equipment

Jan. 4, 2018
NEC Rules on Disconnecting Means for Fixed Industrial Process Heating

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For fixed industrial process heating equipment without supplementary overcurrent protection and no motor rated greater than 1/8 HP, the branch-circuit switch or circuit breaker shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means where the switch or circuit breaker is _______ from the heater or is ________ in accordance with Sec. 110.25.

A) detached / rated
B) away / listed
C) within sight / lockable
D) none of the above

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Answer: C

As outlined in Sec. 425.19(B)(1) of the 2017 NEC, “For fixed industrial process heating equipment without a motor rated over 1/8 HP, the branch-circuit switch or circuit breaker shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means where the switch or circuit breaker is within sight from the heater or is lockable in accordance with 110.25.”

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