The owner of our company told us to jump power from the kitchen receptical, for an over head kitchen light. Is this legal?
If the over head light is a clock.
I think you'll find that 210.52(B)(2)is the rule to quote to your boss.
No other outlets. The two or more small appliance branch circuits specified in 210.52(B)(1) shall have no other outlets.
Exception No. 1: A receptacle installed solely for the electrical supply to and support of an electric clock in any of the rooms specified in 210.52(B)(1).
Exception No. 2: Receptacles installed to provide power for supplemental equipment and lighting on gas-fired ranges, ovens, or counter-mounted cooking units.
210.52(B)(1) referred to above basically specifies the small-appliance circuits for kitchen areas.
Right guys?
If, per chance, you have 3(or more) small appliance circuits in this kitchen, you could legally jump from one to anything else.
If there is only two, you can not.
My previous answer was meant to be a humorous notation of the requirement of 210.52(B)(1), which I believe would include ANY Small Appliance Circuit in the Kitchen since "..the 2 or more small appliance branch circuits.." mathematically includes "3 or more".
Doesn't it??
It seems to me that once you satisfy the minimum of 2 small appliance circuits, any additional circuit MAY be classified as a general lighting circuit, and therefore be connected to any general load. ??
What if an additional circuit is run for the refrigerator. Would it be a violation to tie in for a light to that circuit?
However, if an additional circuit serves countertop appliances, the point is well taken that it is a small appliance circuit, and other outlets should probably not be connected.
[This message has been edited by Redsy (edited 05-30-2003).]
I think DJF has it right. By 210.52B1, almost any circuit serving kitchen receptacles is a small appliance circuit. By 210.52B2, those circuits can't serve other loads, even if you have more than 2 circuits.
Also, the refrigerator must be on a small appliance circuit, unless it is on its own circuit per 210.52B2 exception 2.
What I'm getting from you guys is that it is not legal?! Gotcha! Thanks!