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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Question:
Hello, I enjoy reading the Code Questions of the Day.
I understand the NEC is finally addressing reconditioned equipment. Here is my question. Is a panel board permitted to be reconditioned? I'm getting mixed responses about this issue. Follow up question, does the NEC prohibit used equipment? Thanks for any insight you can offer.
Alex Cantor
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Answer:
Hi Alex, thanks for the comments and the question.
The short answer is no. The 2020 NEC has been revised to provide many rules that prohibit reconditioning of equipment and rules that permit reconditioning of equipment. For panel boards there is a clear restriction on reconditioning. See the information in Section 408.8(A). The NEC does not prohibit used equipment. Equipment is generally defined in Article 100 and this term is used multiple times throughout the Code. Equipment is subject to approval by the authority having jurisdiction as indicated in Section 110.2.