| | | | | | See which of Russ LeBlanc's Moving Violations videos were the most-viewed of 2025 — your favorite one might be there. |
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| | Sponsored | | Lightweight, no burn-through Champion Fiberglass® Elbows protect data center cables while minimizing elbow repairs. They offer temperature tolerance and a fast, seamless installation. |
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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? Hint: Poor choice of wiring methods. |
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| | Fill in the blank. Article 408 covers _____. |
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| | | | After a failed attempt last year, Omaha reintroduced and passed the 2023 NEC, including safety measures such as GFCIs and exterior disconnects, with a focus on firefighter safety and occupant protection. The vote highlighted tensions between safety advocates and homebuilders worried about rising costs impacting housing affordability. |
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| | | Fill in the blank. For dwellings, all outdoor outlets, other than those covered in 210.8(A) Ex 1, and supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150V or less to ground, _____, shall be provided with GFCI protection. |
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| | Sponsored | Join EC&M’s Code Change Conference this January in Boston. Two days of expert-led training to keep electricians, contractors, inspectors, and engineers up to speed on major NEC updates. |
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| | | Article 555 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fixed or floating piers, wharfs, docking facilities, marinas, and boatyards [Sec. 555.1]. The known hazard of electric shock drowning (ESD) require special rules to protect the users of these facilities from the hazards that arise from the use of electricity. |
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| | | From the EC&M e-books library: Best practices for fostering an electrically safe working environment |
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| | | See the latest Code violations from NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc. In this edition, see a suspended ceiling violation of Sec. 400.12(5). Also, check out a "crazy UF cable installtion" with a number of problems that must be addressed. |
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| | Sponsored | Ellen Parson and Chad Kennedy discuss 2026 NEC Code Changes. |
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| | | Does either one of the installations comply with the requirements in Sec. 210.5(C)(1) for identification of the ungrounded branch circuit conductors if the premises has more than one nominal voltage system? |
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| Would a 2 in. PVC drain line be permitted to run across the wall 12 in. below a 6 in. deep 200A electrical panel mounted on the surface of the same wall? |
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| | | Fill in the blank. Where lighting outlets are installed for an interior stairway with _____ risers between floor levels, there shall be a listed wall-mounted control device at each floor level and at each landing level that includes a stairway entry to control the lighting outlets. |
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| Take a look at this circuit breaker lock. To remove the lock, a screwdriver is required. In older editions of the Code, this installation was probably compliant with NEC. However, the definition of “readily accessible” has since been revised. Requiring tools to get to the circuit breaker is no longer considered readily accessible as of the 2014 edition... |
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