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May's Answer
* Indicates the correct answer.
Choose the best answer.
When installing a fan today,
which of the choices below is true.
The answer is C
A) New codes now make the installer send in a certificate to verify a qualified person installed the fan. This is for insurance purposes.
B) Todays fans have fail safe blade attachments to assure the blades will not come off when operating.
*C) The new codes makes us install a box rated for a ceiling fan.
D) Ceiling paddle fans can not be installed outside on a covered porch.
E) New codes make it mandatory for the installer of a fan to install a special wiring harnesses in case the fan starts to spin (unscrew) and fall from the ceiling.
Although all of the answers may be a good idea, only "C" is required by the National Electric Code
370-27(c) Boxes at
Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fan Outlets. Outlet boxes shall not be
used as the sole support for ceiling-suspended (paddle) fans.
Exception: Boxes listed for the
application shall be permitted as the sole means of support.
