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Interpretation #8548
Original Request
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Requested By:
Stephen Poposki
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Requester E-Mail:
spoposki@capecoral.net
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Code Version:
2021
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Code:
NEC
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Code Description:
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Chapter:
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Section:
210.52(E)
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Topic:
Required outdoor receptacles in relation to screened enclosures
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Question:
Is it the intent of section 210.52(E) of the 2017 NEC to require two outdoor receptacle outlets (one on the outside of a screened porch or lanai and one on the inside of a screened porch or lanai) at the rear of a single family dwelling where the lanai is enclosed by a screened enclosure? [This question is posed due to concern that flexible cords may be used through a door of the screened enclosure in the future.]
Commentary:
The NEC handbook shows a nice description of this. It shows an outlet on a porch or deck that may also be used for the required outlet at the back of the house. However, if it is a screened porch or lanai, in order to use that outlet for the required backyard receptacle, the cord would have to be run through a wall or a doorway. Running a cord through a doorway is prohibited by NEC 400.12. You are not allowed to violate one code article to satisfier another one.
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