The Home Automation and Networking Association (HANA) the sponsor of one of the largest home networking conferences in the industry, has joined forces...More
Randy Barnett and I walked along a Riverwalk in this historic southern city after our seminar and discovered this electrical surprise (and many others)...More
Welcome to the world of successful contracting tips. Each month we will be covering issues pertaining to profitably running an electrical contracting...More
Self-propelled lift is designed for general overhead work The Model 20DVL AXXESSOR driveable vertical personnel lift is designed for all types of overhead...More
DECEMBER WINNER J.C. Van Harn, Grandtech Inc., Grandville, Mich. The following answer is based on the 1999 NEC. Screw plugs are missing in the middle...More
Editor's Note: Do you want to build your business in home networking? The following questions for homeowners regarding their home communications wiring...More
Q Subsection 725.52(A), Exception No. 2 (NEC 2002), permits installation of Class 2 and Class 3 system conductors in the same conduit with power conductors....More
Ernest Crowder from Fredericksburg, Va., an electrician with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, recently troubleshot a generator switchgear problem....More
Like most editors, CEE News editors see writers assault and sometimes pepper the English language every which way they possibly can. I guess we should...More
Across the river from downtown Kansas City, two former satellite dealers launched a home automation company with the motto, If you are building a new...More
Last month, we began this series talking about closed circuit TV monitoring. In this month's article, we will begin covering the components of video systems....More
The dot-com boom and bust of 2000 has left many electrical professionals wary of the Internet and skeptical of the possibilities of e-commerce. A flood...More
When Overton Electric, Memphis, Tenn., won the $6.7 million electrical contract for Peabody Place in early 2000, they knew they had to tread lightly....More
Louis Gale, P.E. from Raleigh, N.C., sent me these photos of a regular extension ladder that was being used as a cable tray at a tower used for cellular...More
McCormick Systems, which provides software for contractors to use in producing estimates for electrical and voice-data-video work, was growing and needed...More
Unperturbed by blackouts and soaring prices in California and the recent collapse of Houston-based power trading giant Enron Corp., Texas plans to press...More
Based on requests, the deadline for entry for the HANA Mark of Excellence Awards has been extended to JANUARY 15, 2001. If you did not get your entry...More
Siemens Corp. and Siemens AG, through its subsidiary, Efficient Networks Inc., announced general availability of the SpeedStream Home Networking Product...More
HAI, a manufacturer of integrated automation and security products, has released its 2002 training schedule. The new schedule consists of 110 classes...More
The Alabama Electrical Contractors Board has approved use of National Electrical Installation Standards (NEIS) for regulator purposes, effective Jan....More
McCormick Systems, which provides software for contractors to use in producing estimates for electrical and voice-data-video work, was growing and needed...More
CEE News readers e-mailed the following jokes in response to Mike Harrington's Calling all clowns request in the November End Note. My husband and I were...More
Okay, January is the time of year to make New Year's resolutions, so I would like to offer some resolutions for electrical contractors. I promise that...More
Q I have been asked if GFCI protection is required in patient washrooms. I do not seem to be able to find an answer in my Code book. A By patient washrooms,...More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
Arlington’s new 9” diameter ceiling cover plate is the neatest way to cover unused “high hat” cans. With no tools needed, installation couldn’t be faster! CP9000’s spring anchor brackets slip between the turned down metal tabs inside the “can” or directly to the “can”....More
