For appliances that have no marked maximum overcurrent protection, the branch-circuit overcurrent protection is sized at ____.

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The branch-circuit overcurrent protection must be sized at the ampacity of the branch-circuit conductors supplying the appliance. This is in accordance with NEC 210.20(A) which states that "Each branch circuit shall be protected by overcurrent protective devices having a rating or setting that complies with 210.20(A) through (D) and the specific requirements elsewhere in this Code for the type of branch circuit."

For Appliances That Have No Marked Maximum Overcurrent Protection, the Branch-Circuit