I’m not sure how we are going to make the GFCI protective device readily accessible at a gas station, would that be to the consumer or the gas station owner.
This is a new change and its not out line considering the condition of some of this equipment. Maybe the manufactures will start incorporating these devices into
the equipment.
Till next Time be safe work safe
Jake
This weeks Code change clarifies when you use the service mast as a drop support. It can not be attached above a coupling if there are no supports above the coupling. Whether it is above a roof as depicted in the slide below or attached to the side of a building. If you use the mast for attachment then there has to be adequate mechanical strength to support the drop.
Till next time be safe work safe
Jake
This weeks post is for a new 2014 Code change (December 2017 Adoption date). Section 210.52 (G)
outlets in garages. We will have to install one for each space, and they won’t be able to feed lights on
the outside of the garage.
THIS IS A 2014 CODE CHANGE WHICH IS NOT IN USE AT THIS TIME. STATE OF FLORIDA IS LOOKING AT
DECEMBER OF 2017 TO ADOPT THIS CODE.
Till Next time be safe work safe and Merry Christmas!!!
Jake
This weeks Code change comes from section 210.52(E)(3) outlets on Balconies, porches, or decks. In the 2008 Code it was required to be at 20 square feet before requiring an outlet on a balcony, porch or a deck. In the 2011 NEC they took out the 20 square foot requirement and now mandate an outlet on any size balcony, porch or deck.
Till next time be safe
Jake
This weeks change is for field-marking our equipment out in the field. Information that could change can be hand written based on the exception to (B)(2). So the AIC rating or Arc Flash information that could change on a label can be hand written. See the label below.
Till next time work safe be safe
Jake
This is a new requirement, but only in the 2014 Code.
Till next time be safe work safe
Jake
On 7/10 I did a piece showing the new GFCI requirements from the 2014 Code. On 7/20 I watched a Webinar with NFPA and found that in the 2017 NEC it places an exemption on a Code requirement that was new in the 2014 Code. It stated in the 2014 NEC that around kitchen sinks it would be a requirement to have GFCI protection within 6’ of the sinks edge on all 125 volt 15 and 20 ampere receptacles. Then in the Webinar they exempted the garbage disposal outlet from needing this protection. I’m still waiting to see the published edition of the 2017 NEC, but I am sure that they would not have made a statement about the garbage disposal if they hadn’t exempted it in the new edition of the Code. Dishwasher are still going to be required to be GFCI protected in the 2014 and the 2017 NEC.
Till next time
Check your circuits before working on them.
Jake
This weeks Code change is in the Arc fault section of 210. New additions to the places Arc Faults will be required.
Till next time work safe be safe
Jake
This is a Code change from section 210.8. This particular change is for dwelling units. New and revised parts of this Code have made more GFCI protection mandatory.
These are all part of the 2014 Code changes and not part of the Code in place at this time in Florida. Florida is still
under the 2011 NEC.
Till next time work safe be safe
Jake
First of all Happy Fourth of July.
This Code section has been added to the “2014” Code (which is not adopted in Florida),
to instruct us as to what is accepted for field applied labels.
Some of the sections that require theses labels are 110.16, 110.24, 408.3, and many others.
110.21 Marking.
(B) Field-Applied Hazard Markings. Where caution,
warning, or danger signs or labels are required by this
Code, the labels shall meet the following requirements:
1) The marking shall adequately warn of the hazard using
effective words and/or colors and/or symbols.
(2) The label shall be permanently affixed to the equipment
or wiring method and shall not be hand written.
Exception to (2): Portions of labels or markings that are
variable, or that could be subject to changes, shall be per-
mitted to be hand written and shall be legible.
(3) The label shall be of sufficient durability to withstand
the environment involved.
Informational Note: ANSI Z535.4-2011, Product Safety
Signs and Labels, provides guidelines for the design and
durability of safety signs and labels for application to electrical equipment.
Some of the signs will be allowed to be hand written, but not all of them. Ask your electrical inspector/plan reviewer for guidance.
Till next week be safe out there, always use a tester to see if it is Hot!
Jake