{"id":518386,"date":"2024-11-05T14:49:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/csa-c22-2-no-3720\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T14:49:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:49:22","slug":"csa-c22-2-no-3720","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/csa\/csa-c22-2-no-3720\/","title":{"rendered":"CSA C22.2 NO. 37:20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preface<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This is the seventh edition of CSA C22.2 No. 37, Decorative lighting products<\/em>, one of a series of Standards issued by CSA Group under Part II of the Canadian Electrical Code. It supersedes the previous editions published in 2017, 2014, 1989, 1964, 1958, and 1937.<\/p>\n

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This edition updates the 2017 edition of CSA C22.2 No. 37. The major differences include the addition of Annex F which covers the requirements for string lights for year-round use and updates to Table 5.3A to include TFX-S, TXFW-S, and CXWT-S wire types. The changes also include updates to definitions for risk of fire and risk of electric shock.<\/p>\n

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CSA Group wishes to acknowledge the following material was taken from UL 588 standard for Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products:<\/p>\n

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\u2022 UL Glossary paragraph 2.1-2.48 (CSA C22.2 No. 37, Clause 2, Definitions);<\/p>\n

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\u2022 UL Sections 122-127 for markings (CSA C22.2 No. 37, Clause 5.17, Markings); and<\/p>\n

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\u2022 UL Sections 128-131 for the instructions (CSA C22.2 No. 37, Clause 5.18and Table 5.9).<\/p>\n

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This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.<\/p>\n

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Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1.1<\/p>\n

This Standard applies to decorative lighting strings, decorative lighting outfits, pre-lit trees, and accessories, intended for seasonal or commercial use connected to circuits of 120 V nominal or less by means of an attachment plug, and designed to be used in accordance with the rules of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, in non-hazardous locations.<\/p>\n

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1.2<\/p>\n

These requirements cover electrically-assembled<\/p>\n

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a) series or series-parallel-connected lighting strings;<\/p>\n

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b) parallel-connected lighting strings;<\/p>\n

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c) decorative outfits;<\/p>\n

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d) controllers and flashers;<\/p>\n

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e) motor operated tree stands;<\/p>\n

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f) flexible light cable systems (rope lights); and<\/p>\n

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g) string lights for year-round use.<\/p>\n

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1.3<\/p>\n

These requirements additionally cover ornaments, which are provided with an adapter for connection to a push-in lampholder and are intended to replace a push-in lamp in a series-connected decorative lighting string.<\/p>\n

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1.4<\/p>\n

These requirements do not cover<\/p>\n

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a) permanently connected products;<\/p>\n

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b) portable luminaries;<\/p>\n

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c) cord sets, power supply cords, and cord-connected, multiple receptacle extension boxes;<\/p>\n

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d) fibre-optic devices, if not used in conjunction with decorative lighting; and<\/p>\n

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e) strings employing candelabra lampholders of the bayonet type.<\/p>\n

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1.5<\/p>\n

Decorative lighting products not incorporating lighting strings are covered by the requirements of CSA C22.2 No. 250.4.<\/p>\n

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1.6<\/p>\n

In this Standard, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.<\/p>\n

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Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.<\/p>\n

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Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.<\/p>\n

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Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Decorative lighting products (Including revision history of 2021)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Published By<\/td>\nPublication Date<\/td>\nNumber of Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CSA<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n2019-12-01<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":518401,"template":"","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"product_cat":[1345,2674],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-518386","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-97-180","7":"product_cat-csa","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"sold-individually","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/518386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=518386"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=518386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}