424-Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment: Page 2 of 13

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the motors and the heaters. The provision for locking or adding a lock to the disconnecting means shall be installed on or at the switch or circuit breaker used as the disconnecting means and shall remain in place with or without the lock installed.

(A) Heating Equipment with Supplementary Overcur- rent Protection. The disconnecting means for fixed electric space-heating equipment with supplementary overcurrent protection shall be within sight from the supplementary overcurrent protective device(s), on the supply side of these devices, if fuses, and, in addition, shall comply with either 424.19(A)(1) or (A)(2).

(1) Heater Containing No Motor Rated over Vs Horse- power. The above disconnecting means or unit switches complying with 424.19(C) shall be permitted to serve as the required disconnecting means for both the motor controllers) and heater under either of the following conditions:

(1) The disconnecting means provided is also within sight from the motor controller(s) and the heater.

(2) The disconnecting means provided is capable of being locked in the open position.

(2) Heater Containing a Motor(s) Rated over Vs Horse- power. The above disconnecting means shall be permitted to serve as the required disconnecting means for both the motor controller(s) and heater by one of the following means:

(1) Where the disconnecting means is also in sight from the motor controllers) and the heater.

(2) Where the disconnecting means is not within sight from the heater, a separate disconnecting means shall be installed, or the disconnecting means shall be capable of being locked in the open position, or unit switches complying with 424.19(C) shall be permitted.

(3) Where the disconnecting means is not within sight from the motor controller location, a disconnecting means complying with 430.102 shall be provided.

(4) Where the motor is not in sight from the motor controller location, 430.102(B) shall apply.

(B) Heating Equipment Without Supplementary

Overcurrent Protection.

(1) Without Motor or with Motor Not over Vs Horse- power. For fixed electric space-heating equipment without a motor rated over Vs hp, the branch-circuit switch or circuit breaker shall be permitted to serve as the disconnecting means where the switch or circuit breaker is within sight from the heater or is capable of being locked in the open position.

(2) Over Vs Horsepower. For motor-driven electric space-heating equipment with a motor rated over Vs hp, a disconnecting means shall be located within sight from the motor controller or shall be permitted to comply with the requirements in 424.19(A)(2).

(C) Unit Switch(es) as Disconnecting Means. A unit switch(es) with a marked "off' position that is part of a fixed heater and disconnects all ungrounded conductors shall be permitted as the disconnecting means required by this article where other means for disconnection are provided in the types of occupancies in 424.19(C)(1) through (C)(4).

(1) Multifamily Dwellings. In multifamily dwellings, the other disconnecting means shall be within the dwelling

unit, or on the same floor as the dwelling unit in which the fixed heater is installed, and shall also be permitted to control lamps and appliances.

Two-Family Dwellings. In two-family dwellings, the

other disconnecting means shall be