Tom Jones III
07-18-2006, 12:21 PM
Whenever a thread gets started about 240V service it often boils down to mysterious sections of the NEC that clearly state that every 240V motor must be on a separate circuit, but these people don't say where in the NEC this is stated. Other people say this only applies for "large" motors or industrial applications without citing chapter and verse and without explaining what large or industrial means.
I would love to have concrete answers (not opinions - I get those from my MIL) to the following questions but I don't know how to get the answers short of asking an inspector to come out which sounds like inviting the fox into the hen house.
* If every 240V tool must be on it's own circuit, then does a 240V 60 watt light need to be on it's own circuit? How about a 1 HP 240V hand held router? What if this 1 HP router is table mounted? What is the criteria for requiring it's own circuit?
* If each 240V tool does not require it's own circuit then do 240V circuits follow the same rules as normal household branch circuits?
* How do I connect my 240V tools that are in the middle of my shop to overhead power and stay within code?
* Do monkeys sweat like humans or are they like dogs and for all practical purposes do not sweat?
I would love to have concrete answers (not opinions - I get those from my MIL) to the following questions but I don't know how to get the answers short of asking an inspector to come out which sounds like inviting the fox into the hen house.
* If every 240V tool must be on it's own circuit, then does a 240V 60 watt light need to be on it's own circuit? How about a 1 HP 240V hand held router? What if this 1 HP router is table mounted? What is the criteria for requiring it's own circuit?
* If each 240V tool does not require it's own circuit then do 240V circuits follow the same rules as normal household branch circuits?
* How do I connect my 240V tools that are in the middle of my shop to overhead power and stay within code?
* Do monkeys sweat like humans or are they like dogs and for all practical purposes do not sweat?