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Your Boiler’s Summer Vacation: Not All Fun and Games

Summer is the perfect time to inspect your boiler and ensure it works properly during the winter months. Here are some fireside and waterside inspection tips!

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NEC Section 210.11(C)(4) | Required Branch Circuits in a Dwelling Unit Garage

Here’s a look at how the 2020 NEC has changed when it comes to electric vehicle charging in residential garages, and what changes may lie ahead in 2023!

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The Value of the Security Assessment

These are three types of security risk assessments that you should be discussing with your customers to help them meet their goals and save money.

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2020 NEC Article 605 | Office Furnishings

Modular office furnishings present a special set of electrical hazards and requirements. To ensure a safe and functional installation, it’s vital for electrical professionals to familiarize themselves with these requirements.

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Cold Climate Heat Pumps

New air source heat pump technology has come a long way, but there’s still a lot of work to be done to increase efficiency in northern climates!

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Electrical Burial Depths and Procedures

Underground electrical installations can save labor hours, material costs, and provide protection to the installation. Sometimes going underground is the only logical path to get service from one point to another whether new construction or remodel work. Overall, there are not many electrical projects that don’t require a little digging in the dirt at some point. Let’s dust off the National Electrical Code (NEC) and review some Code pertaining to burial depths and standard operating procedures.

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Floor Heating Cable Systems

Under Floor Electric Cable and Cable Mat Systems are a great way to warm or even heat a space. These systems can be a supplemental or even a main source of heat in a variety of rooms. The systems can be installed under many types of floors such as tile, wood, concrete, vinyl, and even carpet. The manufacturers offer a variety or pre-engineered packaged units and even piece-by-piece options. The manufacturer’s step-by-step installation instructions must be used to install the heating cables, mats, spacers, thermostats, and other associated equipment. The instructions will also point us in the right direction as far as the branch circuit size but will most likely not give all of the needed information.

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Countertops Located in Other than Kitchen Areas – Section 210.52(A)(2) 2017 NEC

We are all familiar with the NEC requirement to place receptacles within the first 24 inches of a kitchen countertop edge, and then locate them every 48 inches thereafter. But did you know that fixed countertops in rooms such as dens, libraries, living rooms, bedrooms and the like now have receptacle requirements, and they are different from the requirements found in 210.52(C) that apply to kitchens?

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What is on the California Electrical Certification Exam?

How Do I Sign-Up for the California Electrical Certification Exam?
Once you’ve completed all requirements as an apprentice or through and electrical trainee program you can submit your application to have your experience reviewed by the California DIR. After submitting the application and all the required attachments you will be notified of your eligibility. You will have one year to schedule and take your exam. If you do not complete your exam within that time frame you will have to re-submit your application. It is important that you properly prep for the exam to ensure you pass on the first try.

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The 2020 NEC Allows Electrical Inspectors to Periodically Inspect Swimming Pools and Similar Equipment, after Installation.

The 2020 Code Making Panel has introduced a new and unprecedented Code section for this 2020 Code cycle that may prove controversial once time allows this directive to play out.

This new requirement found in Section 680.4 of the 2020 NEC allows the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to return to a home or business for follow-up inspection(s) even after the swimming pool, fountain, or similar has passed final inspection, and the job is complete.

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New Articles in the 2020 NEC

There will be four new article additions to the 2020 NEC:
1. Article 242 Overvoltage Protection
2. Article 311 Medium Voltage Conductors and Cable
3. Article 337 Type P Cable
4. Article 800 General Requirements for Communications Systems

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Your Boiler’s Summer Vacation: Not All Fun and Games

Most Recent

NEC Section 210.11(C)(4) | Required Branch Circuits in a Dwelling Unit Garage

The Value of the Security Assessment

2020 NEC Article 605 | Office Furnishings

Cold Climate Heat Pumps

Recently in

Electrical Burial Depths and Procedures

Floor Heating Cable Systems

Countertops Located in Other than Kitchen Areas – Section 210.52(A)(2) 2017 NEC

What is on the California Electrical Certification Exam?

The 2020 NEC Allows Electrical Inspectors to Periodically Inspect Swimming Pools and Similar Equipment, after Installation.

New Articles in the 2020 NEC

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