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404.8(C) Multipole Snap Switches Not Permitted for Use on More Than One Circuit Unless Listed and Marked for That Purpose

Change Summary

  • Multipole snap switches must not be fed from more than a single circuit unless it is listed and marked as a 2-circuit or 3-circuit switch
  • The 2011 NEC allowed for more than a single circuit as long as the switch was not rated less than the system voltage.  This allowance was removed for 2014
NEC® Text

 
404.8 Accessibility and Grouping

(C) Miltipole Snap Switches.  A multipole, general-use snap switch shall not be permitted to be fed from more than a single circuit unless it is listed and marked as a two-circuit or three-circuit switch.

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Expert Analysis

Text was removed from Article 404.8(C) that permitted Multipole switches to be fed from two and three circuits as long as the switch rating was not less than the system voltage.  The 2014 NEC still allows Multipole switches to be fed from two and three circuits, but the switch must be listed and marked for the application.

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