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Date Posted: 07:09 02/12/08 Tue
Author: Robert McClymont
Subject: Re: M.R.C. CODE
In reply to: George Little 's message, "Re: M.R.C. CODE" on 22:00 03/27/07 Tue

>>we wired a master bedroom as per M.R.C CODE 2003 .This
>>master bed room also has a master bathroom.we had
>>completed this home and called in for final
>>inspectin.the electrical inspecter had red tag it.He
>>ref. art. 3802.11 ARCFAULT PROTECTION.We have ARCFAULT
>>PROTECTION ON THAT CIRCUIT.He said the master bathroom
>>receptacle must have ARCFAULT PROTECTION WHATS UP WITH
>>THIS.
>
>
>I think the inspector was in error and he should be
>open to reviewing this issue with the contractor. I
>would not identify the bathroom as the bedroom.
>Sometimes it's easier to wire the bedroom and the
>master bath lighting and the closets on the same
>circuit and the bathroom lighting and closet end up
>with optional AFCI protection. I can not find anything
>in the '03 MRC that would ask for AFCI protection on
>anything except the bedrooms.
If there is no door seperating the bathroom from the bedroom, then it is part of the beedroom requiring AFCI protection. This is very common to find a basin in the "bedroom" hence an GFCI/AFCI recpticle is then required

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