Here'$ Your Change - In the 2020 NEC

[Music] right now in the state of Texas were under the 2017 version of the NEC and a September of 2020 we will be going to the 2020 edition of the NEC throughout this presentation I'll try to bring to your attention new things that are coming out in the 2020 NEC that may make for some interesting changes out in the field and your electricians and you and inspectors will have to be up on some of these things so I will put big bold letters up on the screen when these are changes that are coming about starting at September so if you'd like a lot of those things I get is from this but the analysis of changes of the 2020 and EC it's a great reference book it's about this thick but it's got pictures and lots of neat things but it expands on some of these things and I'll be showing you so when it says new to the NEC this is the book that is a great reference so my first Hey wow look at this new in the 2020 NEC here's a little deal here that's called what type 1 or type 2 surge protector the code says in the 2020 Edition starting in September 1st that all all new homes must have a whole house surge protector in this case there's a picture of one on a house it's right next to the panel on the outside of the house the code says it shall be immediately adjacent the panel or built into the panel they make both types you can have you know maybe it's covered up or this and that with the door on the panel but starting September 1st this is what you're going to be seeing so ohhow whole house surge protector is a thing required by the 2020 and ec already in addition to the surge protector another new deal in the 2020 NEC is an emergency disconnect some of you may have seen these maybe you're cities that you build in it required these but now the code requires this what it is is if you have a panel again if you have an exterior panel where I can open the door I'm a fireman and I want to shut off the power I can come to your exterior panel flip the switch and kill the power to the house I don't need one of these but if I have a panel inside the house in the garage in the utility room somewhere then I need an emergency disconnect on the exterior and all it simply is is one simple switch boom shut it off that kills the power going into the house and away you go generally this is any it's a safety thing again emergency services if there was a fire if the panels inside sometimes they may not be able to find it maybe you've got junk piled up in your garage and firemen can't find it because in the house is burning this is a quick way to disconnect the power to the house it's a very very simple system just remember that this is going to go again normally where the power comes in this is a shutoff and then from here go to where the panel is inside straight and go from there now here's one thing I wanted to point out about new in the 2020 NEC how do we measure when I say within 6 feet remember from a shower or a tub it's within 6 feet when I'm measuring from a sink within 6 feet well the code got very specific it's the shortest distance a cord would go okay so if I plug into an outlet here with a 6 foot cord wherever that cord can go on a straight line or wrap around or do whatever if I could wrap that cord at the other end at the 6 foot in and hit an outlet somewhere up that's got to be GFCI protected so we're not measuring on straight lines or dying and what it's wherever that cord can bend around to reach that's what that thing is going to be so we're gonna see that here in a little bit so now here's another thing they added including through a doorway this one's gonna be kind of fun two things come to mind one is in a bathroom maybe it's a hall bathroom maybe it's the master bathroom what if the master bathroom doors right here and I've got a and I've got an outlet right here on my left and to my left further is the door that goes into the master bedroom well right around the corner in the master bedroom is an outlet on the wall again if I plug in here at the sink with my 6 foot cord could I go around that door opening and touch that other outlet within 6 feet if the answer is yes that outlet out there needs to be GFI protected don't ask me that's what's in the code that's 20/20 NEC effective in September in the state of Texas so here's the other one including a cabinet door so I showed you maybe a bathroom door how that might work but what about a cabinet door your kitchen sink you're right here at your kitchen sink what's underneath you there's usually a well dishwashers are already on a GFCI what about the disposal plug the disposal is plugged in underneath the sink usually and now that is probably going to be GFCI protected because I can open the doors the cabinet doors and take my measurement from the edge of the sink in this case from the edge of the sink to that outlet less than 6 feet I've got a half GFCI protection on that disposal so this rule on how to measure things remember 6 foot rule and open up doors if you're going to be close close to a sink close to a shower close to a tub then you're gonna have to start thinking GFCI protection so we already mentioned the disposal now remember underneath the disposal and the dishwasher are usually underneath the kitchen sink plugged in in this case he's got the disposal plugged in in this outlet up here he's got the dishwasher down here and the electrician is labeled each one you notice this dishwasher is GFCI protected this disposal is already GFCI protected they have those little labels on then those teeny tiny labels that say GFCI those things should be on there and let you know also when you have two separate outlets here they need to be labeled because out on the panel there are two circuit breakers that say disposal or dishwasher I need to know which one I'm turning off so they have to correspond that's why it needs to be labeled could you easily switch around those plugs sure then that messes up what's written down the panel so keep that in mind so disposals GFCI protected now we're going to get a little crazy so I'm yeah you're looking at the screen going what 220 volt forever and ever the code has said 110 outlets shall be protected in these areas this is the first code cycle the 2020 starting in 2020 that they're saying 220 outlets shall be protected and we're going to go over a number of these it doesn't say within so far from a sink or anything like that it just says anything up to this much including these two 20s will be protected by a GFCI is there an outlet with a button no it's going to be on a breaker so the electrician will have to get there but the first one we're going to see there's an electric dryer so if you have an electric dryer plug that thing is going to be GFCI protected there were the rest of the utility room the 110 outlets are already GFCI protected that's the last one that big 220 is going to be GFCI protected so since we're messing with that that's the dryer let's talk about this one what about the range of the oven if you have an electric range or an electric oven yes you've got a big 220 outlets sitting somewhere you know behind the cabinets behind that range behind the oven where that's going to plug in or if it's the oven and it's directly tied in that circuit is still going to be GFCI protected so these circuits for dryers ranges and ovens are going to be GFCI protected but again normally they're gonna be out on the panel so look for that again starting in the 2020 we'll see that so and then another one these things are just coming coming coming so talk to your electrician about these changes because here comes another one this one has never been done before but now it says that GFCI protection is required for this big baby outside next to your house so we've already got an outlet next to the AC out there for service the code talks about that exterior outlets are already GFCI protected so that's covered that's a 110 outlet but now this 220 circuit going to the heat pump or the traditional air conditioner the condensing unit are out here they have to be on a GFCI so now as we go forward we talked about indoor damp or wet locations need GFCI protection that's the dog walk washing station one tens in there that's pretty simple now that's interior that's kind of a new one but I wanted to show you this new one because again it's in the code but GF soccer tip for the wording in the code book is for outlets used for servicing equipment and that's always kind of been that's why we put one out there for the air conditioner outside but now this one up in the attic is technically for servicing equipment we've got air conditioners up there we've got sometimes water heaters up there dehumidifiers all sorts of things go up in the attic and when you have this outlet this now will be GFCI protected that's just the way it's a separate little note in the codebook so new in 2020 you know of all the new things in the 2020 codebook or electrical this one is kind of the most curious because I want to know who's going to do it it says that the hole cut between the dishwashers over there and this is the sink cabinet and we always cut a hole between the sink cabinet and the dishwasher stuff and so what runs through there you usually run the electrical wire we run the water supply the hot water supply goes through there and sometimes the drain line comes through there although sometimes they'll run the drain line now through a separate hallway up high and come down and into the disposal but that's what that hole has always been but now what does the code say it says this hole in the cabinet wall needs a grommet or a bushing to protect the wire so not to protect the water line or the drain line but protect the wire so who does that does the electrician put it in there he doesn't drill that hole does your appliance installer do that does your trim carpenter do that I don't know we'll find out in 2020 when this code comes into effect but that's the idea so if I open up the cabinet door underneath the kitchen sink and I look down under there where that wire comes through I should see a grommet or a bushing on that hole so again it's in the code so we'll see what happens so as we look forward new in the 2020 Andy see this is kind of interesting let me share this with you there's a new deal that talks about what I call again it's a Dave ISM the no plug zone okay no plug zone and it's a zone three feet horizontally and eight feet vertically and this is going to create some issues for designers as your designers lay out the electrical where are you going to put that outlet because the code says here's my tub whether it's a tub or a shower or whatever from the level of this tub or shower for three foot out differ eight feet high I shall have no outlets okay so here's the deck of this tub so within three feet of this tub I can't have an outlet well that covers that sink I still have a rule that says I need a outlet within 36 inches of that sink so how can I do that in this case I would get lucky I would probably put it in this nice space in this particular plan again within 12 inches of the top underneath here in linear space and I would cover the service for this thing but there will be times when your designs don't allow anything within that three foot by eight foot zone of no outlets now that's new in the code before it just says outside of the tub and now no you can't even be near the tub or the shower in this zone the no plug zone so keep that in mind starting in September so look at your tubs look at your walls where can you put outlets that'll serve those things so new in the 2020 so we've got outlets alone countertops in for the longest time forever and ever amen the code when it comes to an island has said you need to comply with code all you really need is one outlet just one no matter the size it could be a tiny island could be a giant island all you needed was one to be in compliance the codes kind of caught up to us they've changed everything in the 2020 national electric code so starting this fall there's a new formula for islands and peninsulas and it's not just a one size fits all kind of thing so it's a formula and I'm gonna try to explain it to you here so there's one outlet for the first nine square feet of countertop we're going to use countertop as our guiding light so if you have a countertop island if it's technically that countertop is two feet by four and a half feet that's exactly 9 square feet or if it's 2x4 that's 8 square feet for the first up to 9 square feet you need one outlet okay remember this so that's our given we get up to 9 square feet one outlet so there we go but now it starts here's where the formula comes in then one additional outlet for each additional 18 square feet or fraction thereof so for every 18 square feet you add another outlet okay so we're gonna do a little example here have a little fun so just for fun we have a 28 square foot island that's a big island okay so it's 28 square feet we're gonna take out remember the 9 feet we're going to take out the 9 feet so that leaves what that leaves 19 square feet left guess what so now we take 19 divided by 18 that's 1.06 so that's a fraction above so now for the I've got one outlet for the 9 square feet now for this I need two additional outlets for the 19 square feet so I have a total of 3 outlets required on this island now it's up to the designer on where to put them they can go on the sides then go on the face they could be pop-up models that come up out of the top it doesn't tell you where they need to go it just tells you the number that you need to put on it this also applies to peninsulas as well so we need three there so another new and the NEC this is I save this one for last because this is probably the most complicated one but yet it's so simple but it may affect a lot of people it affects this forever and ever we've had little boxes up in the ceiling that could be for a light it could be basically for lights but boxes and ceilings the 2020 NEC has revised the whole section about boxes and ceilings that some people are gonna get I'm just bringing you the message I don't know how this is going to shake out but this is what the code book now says here's the actual wording in sections three fourteen point two seven have your electrician look this up have a discussion and how you're going to comply with this twenty seven a to the first part of this talks about ceiling outlets okay that's they're not plug-in how it's the box that will eventually hold the light says every outlet used exclusively for lighting every meaning every room and hallway everywhere boxes shall be required to support a luminaire a light weighing a minimum of fifty pounds okay they're assuming big lights 50-pound lights that's kind of like a big ceiling fan but it's most of them are already rated for this and I'll show you some examples a little bit but notice they also say in the code boxes shall be marked a lot of boxes I see now don't have a stamp on it says this box good for up to fifty pounds they may say it on the box they're delivered in but it's not stamped in the plastic then the code is very specific that this is supposed to be on the box itself that's up there so an inspector can look at it and see what it's rated for because you can't look at a blue plastic box by itself you know how much it's supposed to support so that's the start so sealing everywhere in the house it says through the plastic box so what are some of these things so here's know I went to a big-box store and just took pictures and here's some a very basic box and some bigger heavier boxes but they all say if you're look 50-pound light fixture okay so all of them are rated for up to 50 pounds but when I looked at them in the box when I looked at the actual fixture nowhere on it did it say this is good for up to 50 pounds so that might have to come around maybe a different manufacturer might have it on there but this manufacturer at big-box store X didn't have it on there but they are good for up to 50 pounds so that's good so that's lights throughout the house so up to 50 pounds on the box now it gets a little quirkier here we go just below that section let's talk about what the code says weigh in the definitions at the beginning of the book they've changed the definition a little bit for habitable room it starts off kind of like before a room in a building for living sleeping eating or cooking so I'm thinking family rooms game rooms bedrooms kitchens dining rooms breakfast rooms or cooking that's you know kitchen and then it goes on to say this just to clear up but excluding bathrooms store the rooms closets hallways storage utility space of similar areas so I'm kind of focusing on these little Bowl room things okay because remember the words have the bold room and the definition because here's where things get weird in another section just below the one we read this is in 314 27 C so we read from a so now we're in C and it says outlet boxes mounted in ceilings of what habitable rooms of dwellings and here it says in a location acceptable for the installation of a ceiling fan ceiling suspended panel fan shall comply with one of the following and then it gives a list listed for the sole support of ceiling suspended fans ceiling fans and later on it says no should hold 70 pounds minimum of 70 but that's a ceiling fan box so what does this mean so it says we're a location is acceptable for the installation so we've always you know the one in the middle of the room no doubt in the bedroom a family room a game room we've always made that a ceiling fan box for the most part but now what if we have a can light and my in my opinion doesn't meet the rule for this because the candlelight is its own assembly and it doesn't have and you're not going to hang a ceiling fan from that thing in the future so that doesn't count but we have these things that look like like can lights disco lights is what some guys call them disco lights are attached usually to a small blue box up in the ceiling it rough and we might have four six eight ten in some game rooms and other things and I mean we get crazy with these things but they're all attached to a blue box so it says location is acceptable for the installation of a ceiling fan that yes all those boxes if they're far enough from the walls could eventually take a ceiling fan it doesn't don't put logic into this who would put 12 ceiling fans in the game room nobody but they're not taking that into account there to see if it's possible its shell being able to hold the weight of a ceiling fan so think about that up to 70 pounds now it does say X in there illustrated version of their countrymen that book I mentioned the the book about the changes in the code they show a picture they show track lights you know foot a track like thing twelve inches from the wall obviously that blue box that controls that track light that's too close to a wall a ceiling fan isn't going to work that close to a wall that's what they're using for this acceptable for the installation that close to a wall that's not acceptable but anything in you could put a 36 or 42 or 48 inch ceiling fan on that box you know what some people do after they close they could do this so this is the new wording how many ceiling fan approved boxes are you gonna have to put in habitable rooms to comply with the code so again I don't worry about bathrooms or the kitchen or the hallways the utility room remember the habitable rooms that we just discussed in the definition so here's the things that we have they again at the big box stores we're gonna have a ceiling fan box this is what you see you know there is for the sole purpose of a ceiling fan and if you're looking on it it's no coincidence maximum ceiling weight ceiling fan weight seventy pounds so the manufacturers know and this has been written into the code so 70 pounds is the threshold that they're using for this thing so up to so many pounds so my game room with ten can't you know pretend can lights the disk lights that are mounted on a blue box now do I have to use these maybe for what the code says yes so talk to your electrician how will you comply with this brand new wording in the 2020 NEC

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Published: Mon Apr 27 2020