2117 LINCOLN ST 2018-01-02 MF Import

AUG-27-99 FRI 3:12 PM _ All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20- ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified below shall have ground -fault circuit -interrupter protection for personnel.... (6) Kitchens. Where the receptacles are installed to serve the countertop surfaces 6) Ampacity of conductors inadequate for the load in the circuit and si7e of circuit protective devices per NEC 210-19(a). 'One of the 30 amp circuits has receptacles, lighting and resistance heating all combined in the same circuit using wire as small as 14 ga. When the heating is being used the capacity of the 30 amp circuit protective device is frequently exceeded, Branch -circuit conductors shall have an ampacity not less than the maximum load to be served. 7) Receptacles, have,an.ampere rating below the rating of the circuit. 15 amp receptacles are installed in a 30 amp circuit. The NEC 210-21(b)(1) requires: A single receptacle installed on an individual branch circuit shall have an ampere rating of not less than that of the branch circuit. 8) Wiring .violates NEC 210-25. 'Not only are individual branch circuits used by both dwelling units, but only tenants of one of the 2 units have access to the panelboard- Common Area Branch Circuits. Branch circuits in dwelling units shall supply only loads within that dwelling unit or loads associated only with that dwelling unit Branch circuits required for the purpose of lighting .... or other needs for public or common areas of a two-family or multifamily dwelling shall not be supplied from equipment that supplies an individual dwelling unit. 9) Installation of receptacles is not fully compliant with NEC 210-52(a)(2) and 210-52(c). - 10) Circuit panel is accessible to only one of the 2 units in the building.' NEC 225,35 status: In a multiple -occupancy building, each occupant shall have access w the occupant's supply disconnecting means. 11) Conductors are not properly, protected perNEC370-17: Conductors entering boxes, conduit bodies, or fittings shall be protected from abrasion .. Title 59 in RCW 59.18.115(2)(a)(vi)&(vii)&(viii) describes such violations as the above noted discrepancies as problems that do, "substantially endanger or impair the health or safety of a tenant 59.18.1 l5 Substandard and dangerous conditions -- Notice to landlord — Government certification -- Escrow account. (I)The legislature finds that some tenants live in