| | | | | | Shoddy electrical installers beware: If you’re behind an electrical installation gone wrong like those featured here, there’s a good chance your handiwork may turn up in the pages of EC&M on online someday soon. |
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| | | | In Episode 26 of “EC&M Asks,” a video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Randy Barnett, a journeyman electrician, inspector, author, trainer, and electrical safety expert, covers questions from readers regarding the most significant changes to the latest edition of... |
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| | | | Fill in the blank. For other than dwelling occupancies, banks, or office buildings, each receptacle outlet shall be calculated at not less than _____ VA. |
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| | | | As electrical equipment ages and internal components become obsolete, decision makers must consider modernization. |
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| | | One of our top priorities as editors of EC&M magazine is providing top-notch articles aimed to promote safety on the job site and help all of our readers (and their customers) return home safely at the end of every work day. In this photo gallery, we have compiled five of our favorite safety-related articles from 2023. Click through the slides to check... |
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| | | This article will provide a few tips and shortcuts on how to find the guidelines for installing portable wiring and equipment for carnivals, circuses, fairs, and similar functions. Use this handy guide for installing and repairing wiring in or on units designed to be moved (Portable Structures), as described in Sec. 525.2, which includes but is not... |
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| | | The construction industry had 459,000 job openings on the last day of November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings... |
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| | | Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and NEC Expert Russ LeBlanc discuss some of the most significant changes to the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. This episode looks at revisions made to Sec. 210.8, specifically how the term “listed Class A GFCI” replaced “ground-fault circuit interrupter.” Russ explains why this change is significant. |
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