Seeing young electrical students compete in the Residential Wiring contest at the SkillsUSA Championships brought back memories for a retired electrician....More
This fenced-in local electric utility transformer, surrounded by overgrown vegetation and garbage, has a lack of proper working space. It was located...More
While backing up his pickup truck, Charlie Abruscato from Astoria, N.Y., damaged this outdoor lighting fixture located along a driveway at a hotel property...More
Each year, Electrical Wholesaling magazine, one of CEE News' sister publications, publishes a listing of the largest 250 electrical distributors in the...More
The locknut on the duplex connector was missing when I looked into this fixture, which was selected for inspection amongst those installed as strip lighting...More
Mentoring isn't a new concept. We have all had a teacher, coach or family member who took on the role of a mentor and guided us with their wise counsel....More
Microsoft Corp., the software giant that has taken over the computer and video game markets, now wants to become a major player in the $1.4 billion home...More
Solid-state LED lamps, a communications protocol for lighting control and evermore efficient T8 and T5 fluorescent and incandescent/halogen or halogen...More
EMT connectors and couplings are easy to install The ETP line of steel connectors and couplings come in four styles, in trade sizes that range from -in....More
Responding to adverse comments from the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and other construction industry organizations, the U.S. Occupational...More
Training electrical contractor customers at its Mesa, Ariz., headquarters is nothing new for McCormick Systems. All through its 23-year history, the estimating...More
The hydromassage zone Q A typical scenario I come across as an electrical inspector is a bathroom receptacle on the wall beyond the end of a countertop....More
At the age of 8, Allan Green began watching This Old House with his father, who worked in the building trades. As the years went by, he wondered what...More
The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is warning parents and children about the dangers of utility power lines, power poles and substations...More
If you're a big comedy fan you've probably seen every episode of the classic TV show, The Honeymooners, over and over again particularly if you grew up...More
On April 16, 2002, Rhode Island Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital lost power for an afternoon, leaving various parts of the 33-building campus dark...More
Encompass Service Corp., Houston, has revised its 2002 forecasts to reflect lower-than-expected margins on future job awards, a competitive environment...More
WHAT'S WRONG HERE? Give the specific 2002 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy...More
Connectors withstand temperature extremes The Hot Melt ST, SC and FC connectors now withstand temperature extremes to allow installation indoors and out....More
Yellow Pages have always been a great medium for advertising your electrical business to homeowners. Nothing beats the tangibility and completeness of...More
James Myrick, an electrician with Myrick & Sons Electrical Contractors Graham, N.C., provided the following answer. 1. The liquidtight flexible metal...More
The slowing economy hasn’t slowed down one of the top electrical contracting consolidators. EMCOR Group Inc., Norwalk, Conn., snagged a $100 million,...More
Many publicly owned electrical manufacturers released their second-quarter 2002 earnings reports in the last few days. As one would expect, the financial...More
Electrician Allen Gallant surprised his three young sons with his debut on the hit TV show, “This Old House.” “I was sitting there and my three sons saw...More
LEDs have unique and compelling characteristics that make them ideal for industrial lighting applications. But there are a variety of misconceptions about LEDs, how well they work, how long they last, and more. Digital Lumens developed this whitepaper to dish up the facts around LEDs and address some common misunderstandings....More
An arc flash is associated with the explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc, due to either a phase-to-ground or a phase-to-phase fault. This kind of fault can result from many factors – a dropped tool, accidental contact with electrical systems, buildup of conductive dust, corrosion or improper work conditions.....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 Non-Metallic Floor Boxes give installers the fast and easy way to put a receptacle in the floor. Available for new concrete pours, installed floors, and adjustable boxes for all other new floor installations....More
