Electrical Codes for Home Wiring
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Summary: Electrical electrical-code articles covering afci-circuit, electrical-boxes, electrical-circuit, electrical-code-outlets, electrical-gfci, electrical-grounding, electrical-project, electrical-services, electrical-underground, electrical-wiring, electrical-wiring-code, lighting-code, smoke-detectors.
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- afci circuit
Listing of AFCI Electrical Codes for with examples of AFCI Electrical Codes for home electrical wiring.
- junction boxes
NEC 314.16 Wiring Methods Junction Box Fill The volume of electrical boxes shall be sufficient for the number of conductors, devices, and cable clamps contained within the box.
- circuit
Introduction to General Electrical Circuitry
GENERAL CIRCUITRY NEC 210-11, 422-12 In addition to the branch circuits installed to supply general illumination and receptacle outlets in dwelling units, the following minimum requirements apply: Two 20-amp circuits for the kitchen receptacles . One 20-amp circuit for the laundry receptacles . One 20-amp circuit for the bathroom receptacles . One separate, individual branch circuit for central heating equipment.
- outlets
Introduction to Electrical Codes for Outlets and Receptacles
NEC 210-7 Receptacle outlets shall be of the grounding type, be effectively grounded, and have proper polarity.
- gfci
GROUND-FAULT PROTECTION
Introduction to electrical codes for ground fault circuits and devices:
NEC 210-8 At dwellings, ground-fault circuitinterrupter (GFCI) protection shall be provided for all receptacle outlets installed in bathrooms, garages, grade-level portions of unfinished accessory buildings, crawl spaces, unfinished basements, at kitchen countertops, wet-bar sinks, and outdoors.
- outlets
Electrical Grounding
NEC 250.5 Grounding and Bonding Grounding and Bonding All grounding electrodes that are present at each building or structure served shall be bonded together to form the grounding electrode system.
- project
Residential Electrical Project Inspection Checklist
Generally, state laws require that all electrical work to be performed by licensed, bonded and insured electrical contractors and their employees.
- services
Electrical Services
NEC 110.3 Written Electrical Correction All locations Failure to read the manufacturer's instructions.
- underground
UNDERGROUND WIRING
NEC 300-3 All conductors of the same circuit, including grounded conductors, shall be contained in the same raceway, cable, or trench.
- wiring
Wiring Methods
NEC 110.12 Wiring Methods boxes Unused openings in boxes shall be effectively closed.
- home wiring
Some of the Electrical Codes found on this website are from Code UpdatesUpdates based on the 2008 National Electrical Code
Electrical Project Planning
PLAN YOUR WIRING PROJECT
ROUGH-IN INSPECTION
A must be made before insulation, sheet-rock, paneling, or other materials cover any wiring.
- lighting
Introduction to electrical codes for lighting:
Basics:
This installation of lighting prevents entering a dark occpied room or equipment room which could result in a hazardous condition.
- smoke detector
Smoke Detector Code Basics:
Smoke Alarms
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