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210.15 Reconditioned Equipment.
(A) Reconditioning Not Permitted. The following
equipment shall not be reconditioned:
(1) Equipment that provides ground-fault circuit-interrupter
protection for personnel
(2) Equipment that provides arc-fault circuit-interrupter
protection for personnel
(3) Equipment that provides ground-fault circuit-interrupter
protection of equipment
404.16 Reconditioned Equipment.
(A) Lighting, Dimmer, and Electronic Control Switches.
Reconditioned lighting, dimmer, and electronic control
switches shall not be permitted.
(B) Snap Switches. Reconditioned snap switches of any
type shall not be permitted.
(C) Knife Switches, Switches with Butt Contacts, and
Bolted Pressure Contact Switches. Reconditioned knife
switches, switches with butt contacts, and bolted pressure
contact switches shall be permitted. If equipment has
been damaged by re, products of combustion, corrosive
inuences, or water, it shall be specically evaluated by its
manufacturer or a qualied testing laboratory prior to being
returned to service.
(D) Molded-Case Switches. Reconditioned molded-case
switches shall not be permitted.
406.2 Reconditioned Equipment. Reconditioned
receptacles, attachment plugs, cord connectors, and anged
surface devices shall not be permitted.
Expert Analysis
Several new sections have been added and relocated to
address equipment that is permitted to be reconditioned
and equipment not permitted to be reconditioned.
The reconditioned equipment shall be listed as
reconditioned and comply with the additional marking
requirements per 110.21(A)(2).
Leviton Comment: The NEC struck Article 210.15
which specifically disallowed reconditioning of both
ground-fault and arc-fault devices. However, the NEC
added 240.2 which adds back in ground-fault devices,
but not arc-fault devices. Unless we missed another
new article regarding reconditioning of arc-fault devices,
it appears the NEC no longer prohibits reconditioning
arc-fault devices.
All this makes the reader wonder who is doing all this
reconditioning or remanufacturing. The NEC is directed
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