Ref. No.: Rev. No.: Hectrical Regulatory Affairs Division Safety OESC03-13| 0 Authority’ Date: Date: Director's Order November 5, 2013, IN THE MATTER OF: THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 1998 S.0. 1998, c. 15, Schedule A (the "Act’) -and- ONTARIO REGULATION 164/99 (Electrical Safety Code) made under the Act Subject: Amendment to the Ontario Amendments to the Canadian Electrical Code Part |, C22.1-12 document Sentto: Ontario Provincial Code Committee, OESC Bulletin Subscribers, Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario, Ontario Electrical League, Licensed Electrical Contractors and Master Electricians, ESA Advisory Councils, Ontario Home Builders Association, Professional Engineers Ontario, Consulting Engineers of Ontario, Consumers Council of Canada, and Posted on ESA's Web-Site The Director, pursuant to subsection 113 (6) (a) of the Electricity Act, 1998 Part Vill hereby provides notice that the Amendments to the Canadian Electrical Code Part |, C22. 1-12 Document published by the Electrical Safety Authority, dated November 11, 2011 and adopted by the Electrical Safety Code Regulation (Ontario Regulation 164/99) is further amended as follows: 4. Amend Rule 8-102 by adding Subrule (3). 8-102 Voltage drop (see Appendices B and D) (1) Voltage drop in an installation shall (a) be based upon the calculated demand load of the feeder or branch circuit (b) not exceed 5% from the supply side of the consumer's service (or equivalent) to the point of utilization; and (0) not exceed 3% in a feeder or branch circuit, (2) For the purposes of Subrule (1), the demand load on a branch circuit shall be the connected oad, if known; otherwise it shall be 80% of the rating of the overioad or overcurrent devices protecting the branch circuit, whichever is smaller. (3) Notwithstanding subrule (1), wiring tor lighting and general use branch circuits in single dwelling units with the conductor length measured from the supply side of the consumer's service_fo the furthest point of utilization in accordance with the values in Table 106 are acceptable.2. Add Appendix B note to Subrule 8-102(3) as follows: Considering distributed load on typical lighting and/or general use branch circuits, it had been found that these values in Table 106 for maximum conductor length between the branch circuit overcurrent protection device in the supply side of the ‘consumer's service and the furthest utilization point on that circuit are in compliance with requirements for Rule 8-102, Since this rule is for branch circuits supplying general lighting and/or receptacles ‘only, it is not applicable for branch circuits such as these identified in the following Rules: (a) Household appliances (such as refrigerators, washing machine, central vacuurn and other receptacles as per Rule 26-720): (b) Kitchen receptacles (Rule 26-722(b) and (©) Outdoor receptacles (Rule 26-714(a)): (d) Electrical heating and cooking appliances (Rule 26-744); and (2) Other receptacles installed in single dwellings for Section 24. For the above excluded installations, Rule 8-102 and Table D3 are applicable, based on either the connected foad or one load equal to 80% of the rating on the overcurrent device, connected af the furthest point. Further analysis had shown that these values will not affect the operation on the branch circuit overcurrent protection in case of bolted faut 3. Add the following Table: Table 106 (See Rule 8-102(3) and Appendix B note) Maximum conductor length (metre) measured from the supply side of the consumer's service to the furthest point of utilization on a circuit using 90°C rated copper conductor at 30°C ambient temperature for 120V single phase ac circuits (2 wire circuits} ‘Overcurrent Awe | _ Protection Setting/Ratin 15A | 20a 14 23 ee 2 60 50 10 96 78 This Order is effective on Monday, February 3, 2014. frector, Electrical Safety Authority