{"id":13445,"date":"2023-04-06T15:10:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=13445"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:50:01","slug":"2023-nec-using-reconditioned-equipment-buyer-beware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/2023-nec-using-reconditioned-equipment-buyer-beware\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 NEC: Using reconditioned equipment? Buyer beware!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Brian Leavitt<\/p>\n<table style=\"float: right; border: 1px solid #999999; margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\" width=\"290\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 15px;\">\n<h4><span class=\"TextRun SCXW123171565 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123171565 BCX9\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\">NEC: Buyer beware<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;\"><i>The National Electrical Code (NEC) recognizes the popularity of reconditioned equipment and the possibility this trend will become standard practice. The 2023 NEC introduced minimum requirements, permissions, and prohibitions to protect owners, physical property, and public health, and advises owners and designers to consider the new requirements before approving reconditioned equipment, regardless of the latest code being adopted.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s challenging when schedule-sensitive equipment is back ordered, delayed by extended delivery dates, or discontinued. How many projects have been troubled by the scope of adding new molded case circuit breakers in existing branch panelboards only to learn supply is not available or the manufacturer has discontinued the product?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The search for available reconditioned equipment from salvaged installations begins. The appearance of an easy solution puts pressure on owners and designers to approve the reconditioned equipment to stay on schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Electrical Code (NEC) recognized this and the possibility it could become standard practice. Its reaction? Buyer beware.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2023 publication offers guidance to consider prior to approval especially when the latest version has not been locally adopted. It introduces minimum requirements, permissions, and prohibitions to protect owners, physical property, and public health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Owners and designers should consider the new requirements and criteria before approving reconditioned equipment, regardless of the latest code being adopted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s review <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nfpa.org\/\">NEC\u2019s definitions<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The restoration of electromechanical systems, apparatus, equipment, or components to operating conditions. Reconditioning is not normal servicing of equipment within a facility, or replacement of listed equipment on a one-to-one basis.<\/li>\n<li>The process of following a manufacturer\u2019s set of instructions or applicable industry standards to analyze, adjust, or perform prescribed actions upon equipment to preserve or restore its operational performance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retrofit kits.<\/strong> A complete subassembly of parts and devices for field conversion of equipment already in use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In practical use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reconditioning<\/strong> includes the restoration of equipment to reliable operational condition after it was exposed to fire, smoke, water, ground fault, arc-flash, or similar damage. Reconditioning happens off site \u2014 the equipment may be returned to the original facility, campus, and more commonly is sold through distribution networks to third-party end users.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Servicing<\/strong> occurs in the field \u2014 it\u2019s the maintenance and potential repurposing that happens within a facility or campus.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retrofit kits<\/strong> are an industry innovation to enhance or improve existing equipment. They are field installed and not considered reconditioned or serviced. LED retrofit kits, for example, are popular to improve energy efficiency without a complete luminaire replacement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reconditioned equipment may originate from salvage, decommission, or damage, according to NEC 2023. The original manufacturer and qualified remanufacturers are authorized to perform the reconditioning. The name or trademark of the manufacturer must be applied to the reconditioned equipment. The original listings are removed, and the date-of-reconditioning, the \u201creconditioned\u201d label, and new listings are added. The historical activity of equipment salvage, storage, and resale without evaluation, repair, adjustment, and testing is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2023 NEC prohibits reconditioning some specific equipment. Equipment is organized by individual three-digit articles in the NEC. Sub-article ###.2 Reconditioned Equipment is reserved to define permissions, prohibitions, and special criteria for each applicable article.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Permitted<\/strong><strong> equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipment may be refurbished by the original manufacturer or qualified remanufacturer and should only be accepted from these sources. Owners and designers should only approve refurbished equipment pending compliance with the latest requirements. Local adoption of an earlier code does not limit the owner, designer, or inspector\u2019s approval authority.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This equipment may be reconditioned:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0Equipment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"198\"><strong>\u00a02023 NEC article \u00a0reference<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Medium and high voltage circuit \u00a0breakers<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0245.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Electromechanical protective relays and \u00a0current transformers<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0245.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Switchboards and switchgear<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0408.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Motors (electric)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0430.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Communication equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0800.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Prohibited Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some equipment is prohibited from reconditioning. Local adoption of an earlier code does not limit the owner, designer, or inspector\u2019s authority to reject this equipment. The new requirements, permissions, and prohibitions were introduced to owners, physical property, and public health, so buyers beware \u2014reject submittals offering this reconditioned equipment.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0Equipment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\"><strong>\u00a02023 NEC article \u00a0reference<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Ground fault circuit interruption \u00a0protection \u00a0(GFCI) for personal<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0210.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Arc-fault circuit interruption (AFCI) \u00a0protection equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0210.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Ground fault protection CFPE equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0240.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Low voltage fuse holders and \u00a0nonrenewable fuses<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0240.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Molded-case circuit breakers (MCCB)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0240.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Low voltage power circuit breaker \u00a0electronic trip units<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0240.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Surge protection devices (SPD), surge \u00a0arrestors<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0242.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Raceway systems including flexible \u00a0metal \u00a0conduit (FMC), Liquidtight flexible \u00a0metal \u00a0conduit (LFMC), electrical \u00a0nonmetallic \u00a0tubing (ENT)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0Chapter 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Insulated bus pipe (IBP) and tubular \u00a0covered conductors (TCC) systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0369.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Receptacles, attachment plugs, cord \u00a0connectors, and flanged surface devices<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0406.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Panelboards<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0408.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Luminaire, lamp holders, ballasts, LED \u00a0drivers, lamps, and retrofit kits<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0410.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Low-voltage lighting systems<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0411.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Reactors and resistors<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"204\">\u00a0470.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid black;\" width=\"312\">\u00a0Equipment over 100 volts AC, 1,500 volts \u00a0DC, unless otherwise permitted<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; 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