For additional branch circuits for other utilization equipment not identified in Sections 620.22, 620.23 and 620.24, where must the overcurrent devices protecting those branch circuits be located?
A) any readily accessible location.
B) only in electrical equipment locations approved by the AHJ.
C) in the elevator machinery room or control room/machinery space or control space.
D) adjacent to the emergency and fire alarm panels.
Find the Answer
Answer: C
As noted in Sec. 620.25(B) of the 2014 NEC, “The overcurrent devices protecting the branch circuit(s) shall be located in the elevator machinery room or control room/machinery space or control space.”
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