WHAT'S WRONG HERE? Give the specific 1999 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy...More
Voltage logger captures short-term events The Model L215 dSimple Logger ata logger captures such short-term events as sags, swells and dropouts. The logger...More
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Pass & Seymour/Legrand has launched ElecTech, a Web-based program to provide training courses and promotional items to electrical contractors...More
The extra raceway that was connected to the cover of this conduit body is not a recognized method of installing a branch circuit for the supply to electrical...More
Ask 10 electrical contractors what business they are in, and nine of them will probably say something like, We install and service electrical wiring (and/or)...More
The cover on this conduit body, which is below the cabinet enclosing a panelboard installed indoors, was removed to allow rain water that accumulated...More
CEE News has launched an online special section for the top 50 electrical contractors. Go to www.ceenews.com to see the listing and capsule summaries....More
Sooner or later it's likely to happen: Your business will be on the Web. When it happens will vary, depending on your situation and your ability to resist...More
Some electrical contractors market their business by handing out business cards, printing up brochures and getting listed in the Yellow Pages. These advertising...More
Encompass Services Corp., Houston, one of the largest electrical contractors in the nation, is in the midst of a company-wide consolidation of its purchasing,...More
Contractors who do any remodeling work or make service calls may have customers who ask Is it safe? What will happen? How they answer could be the deciding...More
After you estimate labor hours and labor costs, you're ready for the nextstep in preparing an accurate bid price determining material requirements for...More
Directions: 1. Click below on the Product of the Month logo. 2. Right click, (or click and hold down, depending on your platform). 3. Select "Save Picture...More
Congratulations on being selected as a Product of the Month winner for CEE News magazine. Above is a low-resolution image that you can download for your...More
2000 SALES. $1.672 billion Behind the 2000 numbers. The company focused on blending the strengths of the electrical contractors that it has acquired over...More
Encompass Houston, Texas 2000 sales. $1.856 billion Behind the 2000 numbers. Encompass concentrated on the continued integration of Building One and GroupMAC...More
This installation violates Section 300-20(a). Where conductors carrying alternating current are grouped together and installed in metal enclosures or...More
The Code is his passion. Steven Stack, of Waxhaw, N.C., lives, breathes and sleeps the NEC through his full-time job as an electrical inspector and his...More
Theres a place in this world for the angry, overbearing boss. But, curiously, its rarely the top place anymoreunless the place happens to be run by the...More
For a copy of CEE News Top 50 article in PDF format, click here. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, free download. ] Hot markets and a robust economy characterized...More
Paralleling switchgear is Web-configured The Entellisys Express is an open-architecture paralleling switchgear system that controls the output of multiple...More
Structured cabling doubles Cat. 6 performance The GigaBand system of structured cabling products doubles the bandwidth of the proposed Cat. 6 standard....More
Allied Moulded Products, manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced, non-metallic outlet boxes for residential construction, has obtained a unique UL fire...More
Feeders to hot tubs Q:Our county inspectors now require us to run the feeders to an outdoor hot tub subpanel in a listed raceway from the main service...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.
