# WAC 296-46B-225: WAC 296-46B-225. Outside branch circuits and feeders > Washington · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_225 ## Section - **Citation:** WAC 296-46B-225 - **Heading:** WAC 296-46B-225. Outside branch circuits and feeders - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 296 / Chapter 296-46B / Section 296-46B-225 ## Text 019 Clearances from buildings for conductors of not over 1,000 volts, nominal. (1) Add the following exception to NEC 225.19(A): Where the voltage between conductors does not exceed 300 and the roof area is guarded or isolated, a reduction in clearance to three feet shall be permitted. 031(B) Location of outside feeder disconnecting means. (2) The disconnecting means required by NEC 225.31(B) must be provided to disconnect all ungrounded conductors that supply or pass through a building/structure in accordance with the requirements of NEC 225.31(B) with the following exceptions. (a) Outside location: A feeder disconnecting means, including that required by NEC 700, 701, or 702 for a generator, is considered in the building if installed on the outside of the building/structure or within sight and within 15 feet of the building/structure. The building disconnecting means may supply only one building/structure unless the secondary building(s)/structure(s) has a separate building disconnecting means meeting the requirements of the NEC and this subsection. The disconnecting means must have an identification plate with at least one-half-inch high letters identifying: (i) The building/structure served; and (ii) Its function as the building/structure main disconnect(s). (b) Inside location: The feeder disconnecting means must comply with NEC 225.31(B). 036 Suitable for use as service equipment. (3) A generator disconnecting means installed per subsection (2)(a) of this section, is not required to be suitable for use as service equipment. (4) A generator disconnecting means installed per subsection (2)(b) of this section, is not required to be suitable for use as service equipment when there is a feeder disconnecting means, located elsewhere on the premises, with overcurrent protection sized for feeder conductors. ## Nearby sections - [WAC 296-46B-010 WAC 296-46B-010. General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_010.md) - [WAC 296-46B-100 WAC 296-46B-100. General definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_100.md) - [WAC 296-46B-110 WAC 296-46B-110. General requirements for electrical installations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_110.md) - [WAC 296-46B-210 WAC 296-46B-210. Branch circuits not over 1,000 volts ac, 1,500 volts dc nominal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_210.md) - [WAC 296-46B-215 WAC 296-46B-215. Feeders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_215.md) - [WAC 296-46B-220 WAC 296-46B-220. Branch circuit, feeder, and service calculations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_220.md) - [WAC 296-46B-225 WAC 296-46B-225. Outside branch circuits and feeders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_225.md) - [WAC 296-46B-230 WAC 296-46B-230. Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_230.md) - [WAC 296-46B-235 WAC 296-46B-235. Branch circuits, feeders, and services over 1,000 volts ac, 1,500 volts dc nominal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_235.md) - [WAC 296-46B-240 WAC 296-46B-240. Overcurrent protection](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_240.md) - [WAC 296-46B-250 WAC 296-46B-250. Grounding and bonding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_250.md) - [WAC 296-46B-300 WAC 296-46B-300. General requirements for wiring methods and materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_300.md) - [WAC 296-46B-314 WAC 296-46B-314. Outlet, device, pull, and junction boxes; conduit bodies; fittings; and handhole enclosures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_314.md) - [WAC 296-46B-334 WAC 296-46B-334. Nonmetallic-sheathed cable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_334.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_46B_225. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.