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GFCI Protection for Health Care Receptacles

Nov 18, 2015

Most exam tables at the dentist or doctor’s office are not “patient sleeping beds”. A patient sleeping bed is usually found in a health care facility’s patient room rather than in an exam room. Typically, these beds have sheets and pillows, rather than paper covering over vinyl. In an exam...

Utah Contractor Continuing Education for License Renewal

Oct 13, 2015

Utah contractor licensees are required to have all of their contractor continuing education hours reported to the Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing (DOPL) by November 30th, 2015. Contractors are required to have 6 hours of Utah contractor’s continuing education each renewal period. At least three...

Pool and Spa Wiring Part II

Aug 26, 2015

Here is a list of the most common electrical mistakes made when installing a hot tub outdoors

Pool and Spa Wiring Part I

Jul 20, 2015

Here are some common items that can cause the electrical inspection to fail at swimming pools.

PV System: Marking and Labeling

Jul 06, 2015

There are many PV system marking and labeling requirements in the NEC. Some markings will be factory applied as required by the product listing and others must be field applied by the installer

Top 5 Reasons to Become an Electrician

Jun 16, 2015

In the electrical world there are many career paths to choose from. You can work as an outside lineman, wire cell towers, work as an industrial control specialist, or install and repair traffic/train signals and outdoor lighting. You can work as a maintenance electrician and be...

PV Systems: Point of Interconnection

May 29, 2015

A PV system is useless until it gets connected into the premises wiring system. NEC section 690.64 states that the point of connection for a PV system shall be in accordance with section 705.12. Article 705 provides the rules on how an electric power production source, such as a PV...

PV Systems: Grounding

Apr 29, 2015

In the past few blog posts we have discussed some of the more important issues related to the PV system including PV modules, PV source circuits, PV output circuits, and inverters. Now let’s talk about PV grounding. Equipment GroundingIn most PV installations, the PV modules are fastened to a metal rack-type...

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