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5.2 Lighting and Convenience Receptacle Load: Provide one 20-ampere water pump
(See Section 2.20.3.23) circuit.
250 m2 x 24 VA/m2 = 6000 VA Total Other Loads 31500 VA
Provide at least two 20-ampere lighting Application of Demand Factor: (See Section
and convenience receptacle circuits. 2.20.3.23)
Note: Actual computed lighting load shall be used if the total 31500 volt-amperes x 0.40 = 12120 VA
volt-ampere exceeds that obtained from the 24 volt-amperes
per square meter method. Total Net Computed Load = 66240 VA
One 20-ampere small appliance circuit (2) Inverse Time Circuit Breaker.
@ 1 500 volt-amperes = 1500 VA
[250% (6000 VA) + 6000 VA + 19 320 VA + 6000
[See Section 2.20.1.11(C)(1)]
VA + 18 000 VA + 12 120 VA] ÷ 230 V = 332
Provide one 20-ampere small Amperes
appliance circuit.
One laundry washing machine (B) Service Equipment Rating.
@ 1 500 volt-amperes = 1500 VA Use one 400-ampere, 1PST, 250-volt safety switch
[See Section 2.20.1.11(C)(2)] with one 400-ampere fuse; or use one 400-ampere
Provide one 20-ampere laundry circuit. trip, 1-pole, 240-volt molded case circuit breaker (see
One 5-kW clothes dryer = 5000 VA Section 2.40.1.6).
Provide one 30-ampere clothes dryer Example D6
circuit. Single Family Dwelling Unit, More than 150 Square
Four 5-kW water heaters = 20000 VA Meters Floor Area,400/230 Volts Three-Phase
Provide four 30-ampere water heater 4-Wire Service
circuits Same conditions as Example D5 except that the two
One 1.5-Hp water pump, 10 A x 230 V = 2300 VA 6-kVA package type air-conditioning units require
3-phase supply.
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