Section 422.12 Central Heating Equipment, amended.
El Paso City Code § 18.16.250
in effect18.16.250 - Section 422.12 Central Heating Equipment, amended.
NFPA 70 National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition, Section 422.12 Central Heating Equipment, is hereby amended to read as follows:
422.12 Central Heating Equipment. Central heating equipment other than fixed electric space-heating equipment shall be supplied by an individual branch circuit.
Exception 1: Auxiliary equipment, such as pump, valve, humidifier, or electrostatic air cleaner directly associated with the heating equipment, shall be permitted to be connected to the same branch circuit.
Exception 2: Evaporative coolers may be supplied by the same individual branch circuit supplying the central heating equipment in residential occupancies only, provided the loads are non-coincidental.
(Ord. No. 019528, § 1, 8-1-2023)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT18BUCO_CH18.16ELCO_18.16.250SE422.12CEHEEQAMFetched: 10/28/2026