UL 514C:4ED 2014-04-08
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Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes, and Covers
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Terminology
3 Glossary
4 Units of measurement
BOXES AND COVERS
Construction
5 General
6 Protection against corrosion
7 Assembly
8 Dimensions
9 Device support
10 Floor Boxes
11 Ceiling-Suspended Fan Support
12 Partitions
PERFORMANCE
13 General
14 Protection Against Corrosion
15 Volume Verification Test
16 Scrub-Water Tightness of Floor Boxes
FLUSH-DEVICE COVER PLATES AND BOXES INTENDED FOR USE
WITH NONMETALLIC-SHEATHED CABLE OR OPEN WIRING
17 Materials
PERFORMANCE
18 Hot-Wire Ignition
19 Dielectric Voltage Withstand
BOXES INTENDED FOR USE WITH NONMETALLIC-SHEATHED
CABLE OR OPEN WIRING
CONSTRUCTION
20 Knockouts
21 Connections for Wiring Systems
22 Clamps for Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable
23 Supports
24 Grounding
25 Extension Rings
PERFORMANCE
26 Knockouts
27 Clamps for Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable
28 Clamps for Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing
29 Supports
30 Water Absorption
31 Flammability
32 Mold Stress
33 Resistance to Crushing
34 Resistance to Impact
35 Threaded or Unthreaded Holes for Screws
in Molded Bosses
36 Openings Employing Quick-Set Fastening Devices
COVERS FOR BOXES INTENDED FOR USE WITH
NONMETALLIC-SHEATHED CABLE OR OPEN WIRING
CONSTRUCTION
37 Materials
38 Holes in Outlet Box Covers
39 Flush-Device Cover Plates
PERFORMANCE
40 Flammability
41 Flush-Device Cover Plates
NONMETALLIC OUTLET BOX COVERS AND FLUSH-DEVICE COVER
PLATES FOR USE IN DAMP AND WET LOCATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
42 General
43 Protection Against Corrosion
44 Relative Thermal Index of Materials
45 Gaskets
46 Installation of Receptacles
PERFORMANCE
47 General
48 Sealing Compound
49 Gaskets
50 Resistance to Moisture
51 Resistance to Ultraviolet Light and Water
52 Mold Stress
53 Water Absorption
54 Dielectric Voltage Withstand
55 Hot-Wire Ignition
56 Crushing
57 Impact
58 Flammability
BOXES AND COVERS INTENDED FOR USE WITH RIGID
NONMETALLIC CONDUIT
CONSTRUCTION
59 General
60 Bodies, Boxes, and Covers
61 Boxes Intended fpr Use in Wet Locations
62 Conduit Bodies
PERFORMANCE
63 General
64 Knockouts
65 Supports
66 Closures
67 Water Absorption
68 Flame-Retardant Properties
69 Heat Distortion
70 Extrusion or Molding Process
71 Physical Properties
72 Identification Tests
73 Flexural Strength
74 Resistance to Crushing
75 Low-Temperature Handling
76 Resistance to Impact
77 Bending
78 Pull Out
79 Resistance to Specific Reagents
80 Wet Locations
81 Concrete Tightness
FLOOR NOZZLES
CONSTRUCTION
82 Materials
PERFORMANCE
83 General
84 Resistance to Impact
85 Resistance to Crushing
MARKING
86 Details
87 Instructions
SUPPLEMENT SA - NONMETALLIC OUTLET BOXES
FOR MARINE USE
GENERAL
SA1 Scope
SA2 Glossary
CONSTRUCTION
SA3 General
SA4 Mounting
SA5 Supply Connections
PERFORMANCE
SA6 Watertight Test
SA7 Dripproof Test
SA8 Air-Oven Conditioning Test - Gaskets
MARKING
SA9 General
This revision of ANSI/UL 514C dated August 18, 2020 includes changes needed to accommodate the use of an overmold or overlay material to close small openings in boxes for airseal applications; 19.3A, 19.4, 34.2.3, and 92.1.9.
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