NEC code question- DREAM HOME?
would it be safe(within the national fire prevention agency’s national electrical code) to run EVERY circuit (except a few for some appliances and security/fire alarms) in my house going from my main panel to an enclosure,(not sure on size, probably a little bigger than the traffic control ones) in order for plc switching? what i am doing is basically making a home automation system from scratch. have been working in the electrical field years, specializing in control ckts and fire alarm systems. what i want to do is run a TON of low voltage sensors of ALL KINDS in and around the perimeter of my house. my goal is to have little or no switches in the dream home i am planning. if this is within code, how would i go about getting a permit for this? (i already have wiring diagrams and have estimated the cost of material to be over ,0000) I AM VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS AND WILL FOLLOW ALL CODES RELATED TO HOUSE WIRING
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In every area, inspectors have different opinions. Some may say that something is code, where another one may say it is not required. Most inspectors don’t have problems in answering questions on what they specifically want because it saves them a trip if they have to fail you. Find you area inspector and ask him for details on what he wants to see and how to pull the permit.
From the info you gave, I don’t see why not. Low voltage just has to be in a separate box than your rough in for 110v recp’s and 110v switches.
The link below is for minnesota, but you can check your own states website too. When you apply for the permit, they will just have to approve you’re idea for a low voltage sub-panel, that’s all.
You will still have to wire the minimum 110 recp’s for living spaces and kitchen areas, but I think you already know that.
Depends, you may end up building this elaborate control panel and have an electrical inspector want to see a UL listing for it, don’t laugh, happens here in Minnesota all the time, but you can save yourself a lot of problems and buy the stuff all ready made from the factory with UL listing, just put your PLC in an approved enclosure and use whatever output cards you need to control the equipment you buy, you may even be able to do what you want without the PLC, we put in a bunch of GE stuff like that a couple years ago, the controller that came with it would do about anything you wanted to do, and cheaper than putting all of it together yourself.