Electrical Final
The residential checklist for (final) electrical includes:
- Circuit breakers in main electrical service entrance panels and subpanels are to be properly labeled (non-erasable ink), with dead front panel properly secured in place, Section E3606.2, I.R.C.
- No unused knockouts (dead front panel, electrical boxes, etc.), Section E3806.4
- Circuit breaker amperage to be within listed operating range of A/C equipment
- Arc-fault circuit-interrupter circuit breakers for all bedroom outlets, Section E3802.12, I.R.C.
- GFCI devices labeled and checked for proper operation, Section E3802, I.R.C.
- Minimum #4 AWG copper water (grounding) bond and minimum #4 AWG copper gas (grounding) bond to be clean and tight, City standard
- Required bathroom and installed kitchen fans to be trimmed out and operational, Sections M1503 and M1507, I.R.C.
- All electrical outlets must be trimmed out (note: outlets, for future customer furnished light fixtures, must be properly protected with approved cover plates)
- No suspended lighting fixtures, (paddle) fans, etc, within 8 feet above (top of bathtub rim) and within 3 feet horizontally of bathtub, Section E9303.10, I.R.C.
- No receptacles within or directly above a bathtub or shower stall, E3902.11
- Distance between vertical end plane of clothes closet storage shelf and lighting fixture: 12" - surface mounted incandescent, 6" - surface mounted fluorescent, 6" - recessed incandescent (with completely enclosed lamp), Section E3903.11
- HVAC disconnect means (including labeled disconnect device at exterior A/C units to match circuit breaker identification), Sections E3304.11 and E4001.5
- Exterior A/C equipment must be on concrete pad, where surface is at least 3 inches above finished grade, Section M1403.2, City ordinance amendment
- A weather-protective service receptacle outlet that is visible, accessible and within 25 feet of equipment, Section M1305.1.5, City ordinance amendment
- HVAC equipment labeling can not be painted over or removed, Section E3304.10, I.R.C.
- Approved weather-proof outdoor receptacles, with W/P covers, Section E3805.11
- Exterior light fixtures at all egress doors, Section E3803.3, I.R.C.
Contact Information
City of Litchfield Park
Building Safety Department
214 West Wigwam Boulevard
Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340
Ph: 623-935-1066
Fx: 623-535-9754
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