Hi everyone - Can someone help me clarify what this means:
Never install a switch receptacle fully inside of a room where both the top and bottom of the duplex is controlled by a switch.
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I believe it means to not use one switch to control both the top terminal and the bottom terminal of a single receptacle separately.
Or, you can ask Ben at Ben@InterNACHI.org.
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The issue with switching the entire receptacle is that it no longer counts towards the 6’/12’ receptacle wall spacing rule so an additional receptacle may be required adjacent to the switched receptacle. It’s just easier to switch only half of the device.
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That makes sense, the house I inspected today had both top & bottom switched, but it was built in 1981, evidently before the rule was put in place.
Thanks, Rob!
That’s correct, this was a code change to the 2008 edition of the NEC. {210.52(2)}
I thought this code changed in the '90s. Thanks for the info.