| | | | | | In the latest installment of Moving Violations, Russ examines an EMT raceway installed between two boxes with no clips or support of any kind. This is a violation of Sec. 358.30(A) because the EMT is not securely fastened within 3 ft of the boxes. |
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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 the Sec. 500.4 revision which clarifies that area classification documentation must be available for both classified and adjacent unclassified areas. Russ breaks down what this... |
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| | Do you understand the general requirements and the bonding requirements for solar installations? |
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| | | | I started my career sweeping floors in the basement of a university building hoping to be seen as worthy to become an electrical apprentice. In those days, there were no mandatory apprenticeship training programs. To become an apprentice and then be placed into an electrical apprenticeship program was an expense to the contractor that may or may not... |
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| | | | Fill in the blank. In dwelling units, the required bathroom receptacle outlet can be installed on the side or face of the sink cabinet if not more than _____ below the top of the sink or sink countertop. |
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| | | Ellen Parson, editor-in-chief of EC&M, sits down with electrical testing expert Ron Widup at the PowerTest 24 Conference, held in late February in Dallas and sponsored by the International Electrical Testing Association (NETA). This quick video chat not only highlights key takeaways from his 3-hr symposium on NFPA 70B, Standard for Electrical Equipment... |
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| | | Fill in the blank. Portable distribution and termination boxes installed outdoors at carnivals, circuses, or fairs shall be weatherproof and mounted so the bottom of the enclosure is not less than _____ above the ground. |
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| | | Snap switches like the ones in the photo can be used to control all kinds of loads or outlets including motors, appliances, lighting outlets, and even receptacle outlets for cord-and plug-connected loads. Snap switches and other switches covered by Art. 404, must be used in accordance with their ratings as specified in Sec. 404.14. Where installed ... |
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| | | This year's Top 40 Electrical Design Firms managed to squeeze out revenue growth despite economic uncertainly. Reporting a combined electrical design revenue total of $4.447 billion in 2023 (the full year of data that the 2024 survey results are based on), respondents managed to come in 13% higher as a collective group than the year before. See some... |
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| See the latest Code violations from NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc. |
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| | | A year of friction — a recovering and fairly robust economy running up against inflation and interest rate worries — made 2023 a conundrum of sorts. Was something beginning or ending? That was the question in the construction sector, where projects that were in the pipeline ramped up, but growing concerns about the cost of money, labor availability... |
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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: Dangerous drip loop... |
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