Pete C. wrote:
volts500 wrote:

Pete C. wrote:

Quoted from 2002 NEC:

"422.16 Flexible Cords.
(A) General. Flexible cord shall be permitted (1) for the connection
of appliances to facilitate their FREQUENT interchange or to prevent
transmission of noise or vibration or (2) to facilitate the removal or
disconnection of appliances that are fastened in place, where the
fastening means and mechanical connections are SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED to
permit READY removal for maintenance or repair AND the appliance is
intended or identified for flexible cord connection."


Read: "or to prevent transmission of noise or vibration". That's all the
justification I need. And yes, any installation I have anything to do
with has plumbing unions and whatnot to facilitate easy removal as well.

Pete C

It's not like you're wiring a primary crusher and its' accessory motors
in a mine. THAT would be a reason to use flexible cord. This thread
is already pervaded with misinformation and gerry rigging, don't add to
it.

Why are millions of furnaces hard-wired? Why does Article 424 (Fixed
Electric Space-Heating Equipment), specifically, 424.19 Disconnecting
Means, make absolutely _no_ mention of using a flexible cord and cord
cap as a disconnecting means while other Articles in the NEC do allow a
flexible cord with a cord cap to be a disconnect for certain equipment?
Could it be because wiring a fixed space heating equipment with
flexible cord and a cord cap isn't even a consideration in the eyes of
the NEC?

How do you explain article 424.3(a) which specifically references branch
circuits supplying *outlets* for fixed electric space heating equipment?

Pete C.

Outlets are not necessarily receptacles. The NEC defines an outlet in
Article 100 as: "A point on the wiring system at which current is taken
to supply utilization equipment."