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110.29 “Within Sight” Defined and Clarified

New and Revision

Change Summary

  • The term “Within Sight” has been used many times previously in the NEC. Now the term has been defined and clarified as being within a distance of not more than 50 feet from the equipment it serves.

NEC®Text

Article 110 General Requirements for Electrical Installations
110.29 In Sight From (Within Sight From, Within Sight).
Where this Code specifies that one equipment shall be “in sight from,” “within sight from,” or “within sight of” another equipment, the specified equipment shall be visible and not more than 15 m (50 ft) distant from the other.

Material taken from the National Electric Code. is reprinted with permission from NFPA 70., 2023 edition. National Electrical Code®, Copyright 2022, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.

Expert Analysis

A new section has been added to address the requirements for “in sight from” for general use throughout the National Electrical Code.

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