NEC Branch Circuit Requirements 3

Question 1

How many small-appliance branch circuits are required for receptacle outlets in a dwelling kitchen, pantry, and dining area?

Accepted Answer

At least two

Answer

NEC 210.11(C)(1) requires at least two 20-amp small-appliance branch circuits.

Question 2

At least one 20-ampere branch circuit must be provided for receptacles in which dwelling location?

Accepted Answer

Laundry area

Answer

NEC 210.11(C)(2) requires a dedicated 20-amp laundry branch circuit.

Question 3

The small-appliance branch circuits in a dwelling kitchen are NOT permitted to supply which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Lighting outlets

Answer

NEC 210.52(B)(2) prohibits small-appliance circuits from supplying lighting outlets.

Question 4

A dwelling-unit bathroom requires at least one branch circuit of what rating for its receptacle outlets?

Accepted Answer

20 amperes

Answer

NEC 210.11(C)(3) requires a 20-amp branch circuit for bathroom receptacles.

Question 5

When a single 20-amp branch circuit supplies the bathroom receptacles in a dwelling, what else may it supply?

Accepted Answer

Only receptacles in that one bathroom

Answer

Per NEC 210.11(C)(3) Exception, a circuit serving one bathroom may also feed that bathroom's other equipment, but a multi-bathroom circuit must serve receptacles only.

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NEC Branch Circuit Requirements 3