FAQ

at electrical installers, inspectors and alike. It’s unclear

how many of these individuals are doing reconditioning

to the level described in these code articles (probably

few to none). Some inspectors interpret reconditioning

as when an installer installs a device outside of

the manufacturer’s instructions, thus in a dierent

condition or reconditioned. Sometimes retailers use the

remanufactured and reconditioned terms loosely on

returned products that they can’t sell as new, so they

sell it “reconditioned” at a discount.

Leviton does not recondition or remanufacture any

devices or products. To bring used products back to

the same level of quality and safety as new products, it

would cost more than simply making a new product.

Revision

240.4(D)(3) 10 Amp Circuits -

Overcurrent Protection

Leviton Comment: Article 240.4(D)(3) is covered with

Article 210.23(A) found on page 26.

Revision

240.24(E) Overcurrent Devices Not

Permitted in Locker Rooms or

Showering Facilities

Change Summary

• The NEC previously prohibited overcurrent devices in

bathrooms and now they clarify and include showering

facilities and locker rooms with showering facilities.

Article 240 Overcurrent Protection

240.24 Location in or on Premises.

(E) Not Located in Bathrooms. Overcurrent protective

devices, other than supplementary overcurrent protection

shall not be located in bathrooms, showering facilities, or

locker rooms with showering facilities.

Expert Analysis

A revision has been made to prohibit overcurrent

protective devices in all bathrooms. Also overcurrent

protective devices are prohibited in showering facilities,

Material taken from the National Electric Code

is reprinted with permission

from NFPA 70

, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code

NEC

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