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  • Mar 19, 2007, 09:15 AM
    timbeemoe
    480 volts in home
    I was wondering if it is legal to have 480 volts and 480 volt devices or equipment that runs on 480 volts in my home.

    Thank you
    timbeemoe
  • Mar 19, 2007, 09:36 AM
    ballengerb1
    There are no laws convenerning voltage to a home but building codes nay address the issue. What would you like to be doing with the $480? If you might be thinking of running machinery/business from your home that may also be covered by zoning.
  • Mar 19, 2007, 12:59 PM
    tkrussell
    You may want to review Section 210.6:
    NFPA 70: National Electrical CodeŽ
    Click on Preview this document, then I Agree, then Open the NEC 2005.

    You will be hard pressed to find a utility to deliver 480 volts 3 phase to a residential occupancy, but if your considering a transformer or a generator, you really need to review the entire code, for the voltage ratings of equipment, bonding of conduits, Arc Flash requirements , etc, etc. You will have some researching to do, depending on what this voltage is for, and how you plan to wire it, along with the cost of 480 volt rated equipment.

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