Two loads are verified as noncoincident: a 72-ampere heating load and a 54-ampere cooling load. If the applicable calculation permits using only the larger, what load is carried?
- A18 amperes
- B126 amperes
- C63 amperes
- 72 amperes
Why D is correct
Where the code permits omission of a noncoincident load, carry the larger of the two loads that cannot operate simultaneously. The larger value is 72 amperes; adding or averaging would ignore the stated permission.