UL Listing for Residential Light Fixtures

[JKEdmo]

I'm doing some drawings for an interior designer and noticed she specified a non-UL listed pendant light fixture.

 

If I were the designer I would be hesitant to do this -- certainly for commercial and probably for residential too.

 

I'll alert her to this, but thought I'd bring up the topic here first.  Does anyone have additional thoughts on this?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jim

 

[Chopsaw]

Yes that is a pretty serious no no particularly on a new build.  Not that UL always get it correct but you want their backing when there is an issue.

[Richard_Morrison]

The Oregon Electrical Specialty Code 410.6 (which I'm guessing you're under) requires that all luminaires and lampholders be listed. Drawing something that you know is a Code violation is not something that either of you should be doing. If the fixture is listed (even if another listing besides UL), then no problem.

[JKEdmo]

2 hours ago, Chopsaw said:

Yes that is a pretty serious

 

 

1 hour ago, Richard_Morrison said:

The Oregon Electrical Specialty Code 410.6

 

 

Chopsaw and Richard, thank you both for your 2 cents.

 

Richard, project is in fact in the Bay Area.  I appreciate you referencing the code section and I found California's same equivalent.  Big help!

 

Jim

 

 

[Gawdzira]

Be aware, even if you get something in writing saying that you are not responsible for the spec, you are if you sign the drawing. "Do not go gentle into that good night..." (I just re-watched Interstellar last night)