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2005 National Electrical Code Optional Residential Electrical Load Calculation For Single Family Residences Only

This document is a residential electrical load calculation worksheet for single family homes. It provides sections to calculate the load for general lighting, small appliances, laundry, cooking appliances, dryers, fixed appliances, heating/air conditioning, and then totals the loads to determine the minimum required service size in amps. Spare capacity and grounding requirements are also included in the final calculations.

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2005 National Electrical Code Optional Residential Electrical Load Calculation For Single Family Residences Only

This document is a residential electrical load calculation worksheet for single family homes. It provides sections to calculate the load for general lighting, small appliances, laundry, cooking appliances, dryers, fixed appliances, heating/air conditioning, and then totals the loads to determine the minimum required service size in amps. Spare capacity and grounding requirements are also included in the final calculations.

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2005 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

OPTIONAL
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL LOAD CALCULATION
FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ONLY

Owner Prepared by

Address

General Lighting Load Sq. Ft. x 3 VA (a) = VA

Small Appliance Circuits at 1500 VA x (Minimum of 2) (b) = VA

Laundry Circuit at 1500 VA x (Minimum of 1) (c) = VA

Electrical Cooking Appliances at nameplate rating (d) = VA

Dryer Load per National Electrical Code Table 220-54 (e) = VA

Fixed Appliances – Use 100% of the nameplate rating


Microwave 1500 VA x = Food Center 600 VA x =
Compactor 1200 VA x = Disposal 600 VA x =
Dishwasher 1200 VA x = ____VA x =
Water Heater 4500 VA x = ____VA x =
Central Vacuum 1800 VA x = Appliance Subtotal (f) = VA

Total for all lighting and appliance loads (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)+(e)+(f) (g) = VA

Total (g) VA – 10,000 VA = VA x .40 (40%) (h) = VA

Heating/Air Conditioning Calculation


By nameplate ratings of heat pumps or Heat Strips for Heat Pumps
AC compressors VA x = VA
VA x = VA VA x = VA
VA x = VA Split System FAUs
VA x = VA VA x = VA
VA x = VA
By Rule of Thumb Total Tons of Cooling
X 2000 VA = VA Total of all HVAC equipment (i) = VA

Plus 10,000 VA at 100% (j) = 10,000 VA

Plus 4800 VA spare for new house only per CLV Ordinance (k) = 4,800 VA

Grand Total (h)+(i)+(j)+(k) (l) = VA

Minimum required ampacity (l) = VA divided by 240V = Amps

Service Size Grounding Electrode Conductor

Revised 04/07 cp: SFD Residential Electrical Load Calculation Option

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