Changes to the RCO

If you do phase, pre-drywall inspections, code inspections, in Ohio. Here are the proposed changes. These are also useful if you inspect new construction after completion. Final walk-throughs.

RCO Draft Rules stakeholder meeting combined.pdf (ohio.gov)

These are just the electrical changes:

3401.1 Electrical. The provisions of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, shall
be incorporated herein and shall govern the installation, testing and operation of
the electrical systems of one-, two- and three-family dwellings and their accessory
structures except for the following: including the amendments (1) through (4) listed
below.
For the purposes of this Chapter, any reference in NFPA 70 to “one- and twofamily dwellings” will include “one-, two- and three-family dwellings.” Where the
NFPA 70 requirement identifies a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling, a
three-family dwelling is regulated as a “multi-family dwelling” (i.e. Section
210.52(E)(1)).

  1. Modify Section 210.8(A) to read:
    (A)Dwelling units. All 125-volt, single phase, 15- and 20-ampere
    receptacles installed in locations specified in 210.8(A)(1) through
    (A)(11) are to have ground fault circuit interrupter protection for
    personnel.
    1. Modify Section 210.8(A)(2) to read:
      (2) Garages, and also accessory buildings that have a floor located at or below
      grade level not intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas,
      work areas, and areas of similar use except for the receptacle located to
      serve a garage door opener when the device is a single receptacle and
      located in the ceiling.
  2. Section 210.8(A)(5) shall be modified to read:
    Unfinished portions or areas of the basement not intended as habitable rooms.
    Exceptions:
  3. A receptacle supplying only a permanently installed fire alarm or
    burglar alarm system shall not be required to have ground-fault circuitinterrupter protection.
  4. A single receptacle located to serve a sump pump shall not be required
    to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection when there is a
    duplex receptacle with ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection
    within six (6) feet of the sump pump.
  5. Section 210.8(D) shall be deleted.
  6. Section 210.12(A) shall be modified to read:
    All 120-volt single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying
    outlets or devices installed in dwelling unit kitchens, family rooms, dining
    rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, sun rooms,
    recreational rooms, closets, hallways, laundry rooms, or similar rooms or
    areas shall be protected by any of the means described in 210.12(A)(1)
    through (6):
    (l) A listed combination-type arc-fault circuit interrupter, installed to
    provide protection of the entire branch circuit.
    (2) A listed branch/feeder-type AFCI installed at the origin of the branchcircuit in combination with a listed outlet branch-circuit type arc-fault
    circuit interrupter installed at the first outlet box on the branch circuit.
    The first outlet box in the branch circuit shall be marked to indicate that
    it is the first outlet of the circuit.
    (3) A listed supplemental arc protection circuit breaker installed at the origin
    of the branch circuit in combination with a listed outlet branch-circuit
    type arc-fault circuit interrupter installed at the first outlet box on the
    branch circuit where all of the following conditions are met:
    a. The branch-circuit wiring shall be continuous from the branchcircuit overcurrent device to the outlet branch-circuit arc-fault
    circuit interrupter.
    b. The maximum length of the branch-circuit wiring from the branchcircuit overcurrent device to the first outlet shall not exceed 15.2 m
    (50 ft.) for a 14 AWG conductor or 21.3 m (70 ft.) for a 12 AWG
    conductor.
    c. The first outlet box in the branch circuit shall be marked to indicate
    that it is the first outlet of the circuit.
    (4) A listed outlet branch-circuit type arc-fault circuit interrupter installed
    at the first outlet on the branch circuit in combination with a listed
    branch-circuit overcurrent protective device where all of the following
    conditions are met:
    a. The branch-circuit wiring shall be continuous from the branchcircuit overcurrent device to the outlet branch-circuit arc-fault
    circuit interrupter.
    b. The maximum length of the branch-circuit wiring from the branchcircuit overcurrent device to the first outlet shall not exceed 15.2 m
    (50 ft.) for a 14 AWG conductor or 21.3 m (70 ft.) for a 12 AWG
    conductor.
    c. The first outlet box in the branch circuit shall be marked to indicate
    that it is the first outlet of the circuit.
    d. The combination of the branch-circuit overcurrent device and outlet
    branch-circuit AFCI shall be identified as meeting the requirements
    for a system combination-type AFCI and shall be listed as such.
    (5) If RMC, IMC, EMT, Type MC, or steel-armored Type AC cables
    meeting the requirements of 250.118, metal wireways, metal auxiliary
    gutters, and metal outlet and junction boxes are installed for the portion
    of the branch circuit between the branch-circuit overcurrent device and
    the first outlet, it shall be permitted to install a listed outlet branchcircuit type AFCI at the first outlet to provide protection for the
    remaining portion of the branch circuit.
    (6) Where a listed metal or nonmetallic conduit or tubing or Type MC cable
    is encased in not less than 50 mm (2 in.) of concrete for the portion of
    the branch circuit between the branch-circuit overcurrent device and the
    first outlet, it shall be permitted to install a listed outlet branch-circuit
    type AFCI at the first outlet to provide protection for the remaining
    portion of the branch circuit.
    Exception No 1: Where an individual branch circuit to a fire alarm
    system installed in accordance with 760.41(B) or 760.121(B) is
    installed in RMC, IMC, EMT, or steel-sheathed cable, Type AC or
    Type MC, meeting the requirements of 250.118, with metal outlet
    and junction boxes, AFCI protection shall be permitted to be
    omitted.
    Exception No. 2: Branch circuits supplying receptacle outlets installed
    to serve only the kitchen countertop surfaces shall be permitted to
    be installed without arc-fault circuit interrupter protection.
  7. Section 210.64 shall be modified to read:
    At least one 125-volt, single-phase, 15- or 20-ampere-rated receptacle outlet
    shall be installed in an accessible location within 7.5m (25 ft.) of the indoor
    electrical service equipment. The required receptacle outlet shall be located
    within the same room or area as the service equipment.
    Exception No. 1: The receptacle outlet shall not be required to be installed
    in one-, two-, or three-family dwellings.
    Exception No. 2: Where the service voltage is greater than 120 volts to
    ground, a receptacle outlet shall not be required for services dedicated
    to equipment covered in Articles 675 and 682.
  8. Modify Section 210.8(F) to read:
    (F) Outdoor Outlets. All outdoor outlets for dwellings, other than those
    covered in 210.8(A)(3), Exception to (3), that are supplied by singlephase branch circuits rated 150 volts to ground or less. 50 amperes or
    less, are to have a ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for
    personnel.
    Exceptions:
  9. Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection is not required on
    lighting outlets other than those covered in 210.8(C).
  10. Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection is not required on
    outlets for listed hvac equipment.
  11. Delete Section 230.67

Should not a code inspector already know this, especially considering that the 2017 code is now 6 years old? Why would an inspector come here to see the changes instead of using the amendments directly from the AHJ? This is certainly not meant for HIs since they cannot use code as a basis to report.

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nobody cares here…

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Not allowed. The AHJ is the state for rule making, enforcement and certification.

Can you say proposed?

Well, it can keep them from saying something stupid as a GFCI is missing.

My post sure do get a lot of response from non-caring members.

What a pathetic bunch you are. It took you 3 days to notice this post, you should sign up for notifications, so you don’t miss anything that I say.