Take a Load Off Energy Consumption: Pass & Seymour Plug Load Timer Receptacles

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New requirements for reducing energy consumption in commercial buildings are here. Standards such as Title 24 and ASHRAE now require that at least 50% of all receptacles in a building are“controllable”— automatically turning themselves off and on as needed.

Legrand is making it easy for installers to stay code compliant with afull line of plug load controllable solutions. Devices that are so easy to understand, install and use, they take a load off your mind and a loadoff your customers’ electric bills.

Ideal for commercial office,education,hospitality/lodging,and retail applications, the PLT26251 and PLT26351 receptacles (15 & 20A, 125V) offer the following features and benefits:

• receptacle compliant with 2014 NEC, CA Title 24, and ASHRAE 90.1
• products meets requirements of UL498B: Receptacles with integral switching means
• power button on face serves as a manual override to scheduled programs
• two individual programs can be set to automatically control plug loads
• corrosion-resistant, plated steel strap locked into face and back body to resist pulling away from face/body assembly
• bottom half of device features a single receptacle that is automatically controlled by the time clock
• auto-ground eliminates the necessity to terminate grounding conductor in device
• .032 inch think, brass triple-wipe power contracts for lasting retention
• clear LCD display shows program status, ON/OFF status, current time, and day of the week
• feed-thru capability allows for downstream control of multiple receptacles
Find out more at www.legrand.us/passandseymour.

 

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