(A) The provisions of Art. 550 of the National Electrical Code, 2014, “Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks”, shall be applicable to the requirements of this chapter.
(B) There are two types of manufactured home, temporary or permanent electrical service, as follows.
(1) Temporary. A manufactured home electrical service installation will be classed as temporary if it is installed for 30 calendar days or less.
(2) Permanent. A manufactured home electrical service installation will be classed as permanent if it is installed for more than 30 calendar days. Regardless of whether the manufactured home is moved from one location to another within the village, the days are accumulative.
(C) The installation of all service entrance equipment and conductors shall conform to this Electrical Code.
(1) All wiring shall be installed in rigid heavy wall galvanized conduit or service 40 P.V.C. rigid conduit from pole or pedestal to service panel in manufactured homes.
(2) Service 40 P.V.C. rigid conduit shall be permitted on the service entrance, only at a point under the manufactured home or chassis.
(3) Exposed conduit shall only be rigid heavy wall galvanized conduit or service 40 P.V.C. conduit.
(4) Conduit locknuts shall be installed on each side of the meter pedestal metal box and service panel and conduit bushings, bonding type inside of panels and locknuts and bushings shall be galvanized.
(5) Bonding ground conductor can be bare copper or identified by green color or continuous green color with one or more yellow stripes.
(6) The use of water pipe or water pipe fitting in the wire installation is not permissible.
(D) (1) The wiring from the manufactured home service panel to an air-conditioner unit shall be in conduit and shall have a disconnect switch located at the compressor unit.
(2) No more than 36 inches of P.V.C. flex conduit shall be allowed.
(E) When outdoor or under-chassis line-voltage wiring is exposed to moisture or physical damage it shall be protected by rigid conduit. The conductor shall be suitable for wet locations in conformity with the National Electrical Code § 550-8-10-h(1).
(F) The grounding of both electrical and non-electrical parts on the manufactured home shall be through connection to a grounding bus in a manufactured home distribution panel.
(1) The grounding bus shall be grounded through the green colored conductor in the supply cord or the feeder wiring to the service ground in the service entrance equipment located adjacent to the manufactured home location.
(2) Neither the frame of the manufactured home nor the frame of any appliance may be connected to the neutral conductor in the manufactured home so as to comply with § 550-11 of the National Electrical Code.
(Prior Code, § 15-303) (Ord. 1602, passed 1-5-2011)