Mike Dolt Enterprises
Mike Dolt Enterprises
User: wff, Location: Fl
Asked on: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:55 am EDT
Answered on: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:07 am EDT
Question: Doing a heavy up for a five unit apt building. What Dose 2008 nec. Require the min circuit amps for each sub panel in the Apts? Gas heat/water and cooking so no real loud in the units.
2008 National Electrical Code (NEC)Section 210.19(A) requires the minimum circuit ampacity for each branch circuit in a dwelling unit to be: 15 amperes for lighting and receptacle circuits 20 amperes for appliance circuits 30 amperes for clothes dryers, ranges, and cooktopsSection 210.11(C)(1) requires that each dwelling unit in a multi-unit building have at least one 20-ampere circuit for general lighting and appliances.
Section 210.11(C)(2) requires that each dwelling unit also have at least one 15-ampere lighting circuit for each bathroom, hallway, and closet.
Therefore, each subpanel in the apartments must provide
One 20-ampere circuit for general lighting and appliances One 15-ampere circuit for lighting in each bathroom, hallway, and closetAssumptions: The units do not have electric heating, water heating, or cooking. The clothes dryer, if any, is connected to a dedicated circuit. The range and cooktop, if any, are connected to a dedicated circuit. Flag for review