Code Change Summary: New code section regarding reconditioned equipment.
In the past, the NEC® has not prohibited installing used, reconditioned electrical equipment, but Section 104.9.1 of the International Building Code requires the following:
104.9.1 Used materials and equipment. Materials that are reused shall comply with the requirements of this code for new materials. Used equipment and devices shall not be reused unless approved by the building official.
In the 2020 NEC®, a movement has occurred throughout the code book regarding what can and cannot be reconditioned but it all begins with the new definition in Article 100 of the term “reconditioned”.
Reconditioning of electrical equipment means restoring something to operating conditions. Typically, when this is permitted by the NEC®, the equipment is required to be rebuilt to the most current UL standard which would apply to new equipment.
Reconditioning differs from the normal servicing of equipment that remains within a facility, or replacement of listed equipment on a one-on-one basis.
Section 240.62 is new in the 2020 NEC® and specifies that low-voltage fuseholders and low-voltage nonrenewable fuses are not be permitted to be reconditioned which is because of the inherent safety characteristics and requirements for those products.
Below is a preview of the NEC®. See the actual NEC® text at NFPA.ORG for the complete code section. Once there, click on their link to free access to the 2020 NEC® edition of NFPA 70.
2017 Code Language:
This code section did not exist.
2020 Code Language:
N 240.62 Reconditioned Equipment. Low-voltage fuseholders and low-voltage nonrenewable fuses shall not be permitted to be reconditioned.
Based on the 2020 NEC, which of the following is true?
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