an electric clock in any the rooms specified in 550.12(B) shall be permitted.

Exception No. 2: Receptacle outlets installed to provide power for supplemental equipment and lighting on gas- fired ranges, ovens, or counter-mounted cooking units shall be permitted.

Exception No. 3: A single receptacle for refrigeration equipment shall be permitted to be supplied from an individual branch circuit rated 15 amperes or greater.

Countertop receptacle outlets installed in the kitchen shall be supplied by not less than two small- appliance circuit branch circuits, either or both of which shall be permitted to supply receptacle outlets in the kitchen and other locations specified in 550.12(B).

(C) Laundry Area. Where a laundry area is provided, a

20-ampere branch circuit shall be provided to supply
the laundry receptacle outlet(s). This circuit shall have
no other outlets.

(D) General Appliances. (Including furnace, water heater, range, and central or room air conditioner, etc.). There shall be one or more circuits of adequate rating in accordance with the following:

FPN: For central air conditioning, see Article 440.

(1) The ampere rating of fixed appliances shall be not over 50 percent of the circuit rating if lighting outlets (receptacles, other than kitchen, dining area, and laundry, considered as lighting outlets) are on the same circuit.

(2) For fixed appliances on a circuit without lighting outlets, the sum of rated amperes shall not exceed the branch-circuit rating. Motor loads or continuous loads shall not exceed 80 percent of the branch-circuit rating.

(3) The rating of a single cord-and-plug-connected appliance on a circuit having no other outlets shall not exceed 80 percent of the circuit rating.

(4) The rating of a range branch circuit shall be based on the range demand as specified for ranges in

550.18(B)(5).
(E) Bathrooms. Bathroom receptacle outlets shall be sup plied by at least one 20-ampere branch circuit. Such circuits shall have no outlets other than as provided for in 550.13(E)(2).

550.13 Receptacle Outlets.

(A) Grounding-Type Receptacle Outlets. All receptacle outlets shall comply with the following:

(1) Be of grounding type

(2) Be installed according to 406.3

(3) Except where supplying specific appliances, be 15- or 20-ampere, 125-volt, either single or multiple type, and accept parallel-blade attachment plugs

(B) Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI). All 125- volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets in stalled outdoors, in compartments accessible from outside the unit, or in bathrooms, including receptacles in luminaires, shall have GFCI protection. GFCI protection shall be provided for receptacle outlets serving countertops in kitchens, and receptacle outlets located within 1.8 m (6 ft) of a wet bar sink.

Exception: Receptacles installed for appliances in dedi- cated spaces, such as for dishwashers, disposals, refrigerators, freezers, and laundry equipment.

Feeders supplying branch circuits shall be permitted to be protected by a ground-fault circuit-interrupter in lieu of the provision for such interrupters specified herein.

(C) Cord-Connected Fixed Appliance. A grounding-type receptacle outlet shall be provided for each cord- connected fixed appliance installed.

(D) Receptacle Outlets Required. Except in the bath, closet, and hall areas, receptacle outlets shall be installed at wall spaces 600 mm (2 ft) wide