For a fixed multioutlet assembly with an 18-foot run, how many outlets count toward the load calculation?

For a fixed multioutlet assembly with an 18-foot run, how many outlets count toward the load calculation?

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 5
• D. 4

Answer: (D)

When calculating the load for a fixed multioutlet assembly, you don’t count every receptacle on the strip. Instead, you count one receptacle for each 4 feet of run, using only complete 4-foot increments. Any leftover length that doesn’t form a full 4-foot segment isn’t counted toward the load. So for an 18-foot run, there are four complete 4-foot segments (0–4, 4–8, 8–12, 12–16), which means four outlets are counted toward the load. The remaining 2 feet doesn’t add to the count. If each counted receptacle is treated as a standard load (often 180 VA per receptacle for general-use outlets), those four outlets contribute 720 VA to the calculation.

When calculating the load for a fixed multioutlet assembly, you don’t count every receptacle on the strip. Instead, you count one receptacle for each 4 feet of run, using only complete 4-foot increments. Any leftover length that doesn’t form a full 4-foot segment isn’t counted toward the load.

So for an 18-foot run, there are four complete 4-foot segments (0–4, 4–8, 8–12, 12–16), which means four outlets are counted toward the load. The remaining 2 feet doesn’t add to the count. If each counted receptacle is treated as a standard load (often 180 VA per receptacle for general-use outlets), those four outlets contribute 720 VA to the calculation.