Code Watch - Apr 13th, 2023
 
 
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Code Watch

Keeping an eye on your most important electrical standard
 
Think you know how this installation violates the NEC? How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn’t identify? Hint: Storage or electric room?
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Test your knowledge of the NEC with this challenging Q&A from Code Consultant Mike Holt. What are the NEC requirements related to cabinets for panelboards in walls?
Fill in the blank. In spas or hot tubs, a clearly labeled emergency shutoff or control switch shall be _____, not less than 5 ft away, adjacent to, and within sight of the spa or hot tub.
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See the latest Code violations from NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc. One example looks at some air conditioning units where the disconnects for each one are installed directly behind the unit leaving almost no room for service personnel to safely work on the disconnecting means, which is a violation of Sec. 440.14. Another example looks at a weatherhea...
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: Wet location worr...
When it comes to installing receptacle outlets on the walls at countertop surfaces, there seems to be conflicting Code rules. The wall spaces at fixed cabinets having countertops or similar work surfaces, such as the countertops in the kitchen shown in the photo, are not excluded from the wall spaces specified in Sec. 210.52(A)(2). This means that ...
In Errata No. 70-23-3, issued on March 24, 2023 ,the National Electrical Code Panels 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, and the NEC Correlating Committee note the following errors in the 2023 edition of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code.
A room air conditioner is considered a single-motor unit for the purpose of determining its branch circuit requirements if four conditions are met [440.62(A)].
In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc discuss exterior lighting requirements in the NEC and changes that were made to those requirements in the 2023 NEC.
In Episode 12 of “EC&M Asks,” a video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Don Kiper, president of Electrical Estimating 101, shares key considerations for averaging branch wiring estimates.
In this episode of Moving Violations, Russ finds an outdoor installation that has a cable with a sharp bend. The bend in the cable, which most likely damaged the conductors, is a violation of Sec. 340.24. Another problem with this installation is that there are two cables going into the connector, which violates Sec. 110.3(B). Lastly, multiple cabl...
Test your knowledge of the NEC with this challenging quiz question from NEC Consultant John Lupacchino. True or false? A receptacle, factory installed, inside a bathroom exhaust fan requires GFCI protection.
With the 2020 revision of the NEC, Art. 242 replaced two individual Articles that appeared in earlier editions of the Code – Art. 280 [Surge Arrestors] and Art. 285 [Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSSs)]. Implementing a good strategy for overvoltage protection encompasses the material contained in both of those prior Articles.
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