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[[Category:Design parameters]]
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The continuous duty safety parameter accounts for excess heat generated by appliances that operate for more than 3 hours continuously as it can reduce their performance and cause them to function below their current rating. This value is used in [[Special:MyLanguage/Wire, overcurrent protection, and disconnect sizing and selection|wire, overcurrent protection, and disconnect sizing and selection]] to ensure that these components are oversized in order to function properly under the conditions in which they will be used.
*Continuous duty safety parameter = 1.25 (125%)

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