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| | | | Test your knowledge of the NEC with this challenging Q&A from Code Consultant Mike Holt. What are the requirements for installing RMC couplings and connectors? |
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| | | | In Episode 37, we’re featuring subject matter expert Eddie Guidry, who addresses some of our readers’ most pressing questions about listing requirements for code compliance with electrical equipment. The main question is must all electrical items be listed, NRTL listed (which is a nationally recognized testing laboratory), or UL listed to be NEC and... |
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| | | In this gallery, we're highlighting some of the most popular, interesting training articles that we published in 2023. These articles are from some of EC&M regular contributors, including Harold De Loach and Randy Barnett, and they feature useful how-to guides to ensure effective, safe, and efficient electrical work at any level of your career — from... |
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| | | In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss the dangers that can accompany improper wiring of flexible cords and cables that must comply with installations per Art. 400. |
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| | | In the first Moving Violations video of 2024, Russ encounters two white wires lying on the ground outside. These wires are in violation of Sec. 300.3(A) because, generally speaking, single conductors have to be installed in a Chapter 3 wiring method. Additionally, the installation violates Sec. 200.7(A) and Sec. 406.9(B)(1). Watch the video to learn... |
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| | | Test your knowledge of the NEC with this challenging question. Is the cover of a disconnect switch for an air conditioner condensing unit required to be lockable? |
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