In a memorandum to Code-Making Panel 17 about proposed TIA No. 1800, Sarah Caldwell, senior committee administrator, wrote, "The public comment circulation has passed, therefore, according to Section 5.7(a) in the NFPA Regs, the final results show this TIA HAS achieved the ¾ majority vote needed on both Ballot Item No. 1 (Technical Merit) and Ballot Item No. 2 (Emergency Nature)."
TIA No. 1800 was submitted by Lucas Stewart, Stewart Electric Company, LLC, Rep IAEI Arkansas Chapter. The TIA was in reference to Sec. 680.43, Exception No. 3.
TIA No. 1800 proposed:
1. Delete Exception No. 3 of 680.43 as follows:
680.43 Indoor Installations. A spa or hot tub installed indoors shall comply with the provisions of Parts I and II of this article except as modified by this section and shall be connected by the wiring methods of Chapter 3.
Exception No. 1: Listed spa and hot tub …
Exception No. 2: The equipotential bonding …Exception No. 3: For a dwelling unit(s) only, where a listed spa or hot tub is installed indoors, the wiring method requirements of 680.42(C) shall also apply.
Substantiation: The exception references 680.42(C) language from the 2020 edition. See FR8761 for the change.
Emergency Nature: The Standard contains an error or an omission that was overlooked during the regular revision process. Section 680.43 Exception 3 points to language of 680.42(C) that no longer exists in that section per FR8761 in reference to its application. Lighting for permanently installed hot tubs, etc. are addressed in 680.43(B). 680.42(C) in prior editions referred to indoor portions of circuits “used for the connection to motor disconnecting means and the motor, heating, and control loads that are part of a self-contained spa or hot tub or a packaged spa or hot tub equipment assembly” to be permitted to follow Chapter 3 wiring methods. This language was removed in 680.42(C) in the 2023 edition due to the proper understanding and application of 90.3, though 680.43 Exception 3 still makes reference.
Read the full memorandum and detailed ballot results here.
