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Re: Office receptacle placement

#97070 01/20/06 09:52 AM

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Yes, an office is a commercial space, therefore the 180VA rule of 220.14 applies.

For example, how many receptacles can be on a 20 ampere branch circuit?
20A*120V=2400VA
2400/180=13 devices on a 20 ampere circuit.

Ryan Jackson,
Salt Lake City

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Office receptacle placement	Edward	01/20/06 12:30 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Ryan_J	01/20/06 01:02 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Edward	01/20/06 02:30 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Edward	01/20/06 02:31 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Ryan_J	01/20/06 01:52 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Edward	01/20/06 02:57 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	XtheEdgeX	01/21/06 05:49 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	iwire	01/21/06 06:11 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	resqcapt19	01/21/06 06:40 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	XtheEdgeX	01/21/06 09:26 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	renosteinke	01/21/06 10:23 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Larry Fine	01/22/06 04:04 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	e57	01/22/06 09:33 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	BOSSMAN	01/22/06 12:06 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	iwire	01/22/06 12:52 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	BOSSMAN	01/22/06 01:19 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	iwire	01/22/06 01:23 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	BOSSMAN	01/22/06 01:38 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	BOSSMAN	01/22/06 02:29 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Ryan_J	01/22/06 04:51 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	XtheEdgeX	01/22/06 08:22 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	renosteinke	01/22/06 09:13 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Larry Fine	01/23/06 03:05 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	gfretwell	01/23/06 03:43 AM
Re: Office receptacle placement	trekkie76	01/24/06 03:07 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	Reel-Break	01/26/06 08:12 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	gfretwell	01/26/06 09:56 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	George	01/26/06 11:16 PM
Re: Office receptacle placement	XtheEdgeX	01/27/06 04:24 PM

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