| | | | | | In this video, Russ looks at some set-screw couplings and set-screw connectors that are in violation of Sec. 358.42. This requirement states that EMT couplings and connectors installed in wet locations must comply with Sec. 314.15. Since the set-screw connectors and couplings shown here are not listed for use in wet locations, this installation violates... |
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| | | | Test your knowledge of the NEC with this challenging question. How far past the front of a switchboard can the concrete pad extend? |
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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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| | | Answering your NEC questions. Test your NEC knowledge with these questions from NEC Consultant Mike Holt regarding Code requirements for LFMC |
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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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| | | How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn’t identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the specific Code violation(s) in this photo? Hint: Mingled and missing... |
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| | | 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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