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AT NOT
MORE THAN AMPERES,
(6) If outlets or circuits are provided for other than factory-installed appliances, include the anticipated
AT
VOLTS, 60 HERTZ,
load.
FPN: Refer to Annex D, Example Dll, for an illustration of the application of this calculation.
(C) Optional Method of Calculation for Lighting and Ap- pliance Load. The optional method for calculating lighting and appliance load shown in 220.82 shall be permitted.

CONDUCTOR AMPACITY.

A DISCONNECTING MEANS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT OF THE EQUIPMENT.
The correct voltage and ampere rating shall be given. The tag shall be not less than 0.51 mm (0.020 in.) thick etched brass, stainless steel, anodized or alclad
aluminum, or equivalent. The tag shall not be less than
75 mm by 45 mm (3 in. by PA in.) minimum size.

550.25 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection.

(A) Definition. Arc-fault circuit interrupters are defined in Article 210.12(A).

(B) Bedrooms of Mobile Homes and Manufactured

Homes. All 120-volt branch circuits that supply 15- and

Number of Demand

Mobile Homes Factor (%)

1 100

2 55

3 44

4 39

5 33

6 29 7-9

20-ampere outlets installed in bedrooms of mobile homes and manufactured homes shall comply with
210.12(B).

III. Services and Feeders

550.30 Distribution System. The mobile home park sec- ondary electrical distribution system to mobile home lots shall be single-phase, 120/240 volts, nominal. For the purpose of Part III, where the park service exceeds

240 volts, nominal, transformers and secondary
distribution panel-boards shall be treated as services.

550.31 Allowable Demand Factors. Park electrical wiring systems shall be calculated (at 120/240 volts) on the larger of the following:

(1) 16,000 volt-amperes for each mobile home lot

(2) The load calculated in accordance with 550.18 for the largest typical mobile home that each lot will accept

It shall be permissible to calculate the feeder or ser- vice load in accordance with Table 550.31. No demand factor shall be allowed for any other load, except as provided in this Code.

550.32 Service Equipment.

(A) Mobile Home Service Equipment. The mobile home service equipment shall be located adjacent to the mobile home and not mounted in or on the mobile home. The service equipment shall be located in sight from and not more than 9.0 m (30 ft) from the exterior wall of the mobile home it serves. The service equipment shall be permitted to be located elsewhere on the premises, provided that a disconnecting means suitable for use as service equipment is located within sight from and not more than 9.0 m (30 ft) from the exterior wall of the mobile home it serves and is rated not less than that required for service equipment per

550.32(C). Grounding at the disconnecting means shall be in accordance with 250.32.

(B) Manufactured Home Service Equipment. The manufactured home service equipment shall be permitted to Table 550.31 Demand Factors for Services and Feeders

28
10-12 27
13-15 26
16-21 25
22^0 24
41-60 23
61 and over 22
be installed in or on a manufactured home, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The manufacturer shall include