Electical Contractor

February’s “Code Question of the Month” column addressed overcurrent device installation in clothes closets. The questions were: (1) May service equipment (overcurrent devices in a panelboard) be installed in a walk-in clothes closet?

If you thought industry standards had pretty much solved the problem of electrical injuries and fatalities in the workplace, then you should know that is not the case.

CODE CITATIONS Article 110—Requirements for Electrical Installations Article 230—Services Article 310—Conductors for General Wiring Article 400—Flexible Cords and Cables Article 422—Appliances Article 695—Fire Pumps

90-3. Code Arrangement

The column this month will cover questions about transformer installations that were the subject of concern to subscribers to NECA’s on-line “Code Question of the Day.” All answers are based on the current 1999 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC); however, beginning with this month’s colum

CODE CITATIONS Article 210—Branch Circuits; Article 220—Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations; Article 240—Overcurrent Protection; Article 250—Grounding; Article 645—Information Technology Equipment; and Article 680—Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations

Last month, we reviewed the basic requirements for grounding separately derived systems in accordance with Article 250 of the National Electrical Code (NEC). This month, we will explore a proposed 2002 Code change and how it might impact safety. 2002 NEC proposal

CODE CITATIONS: Article 100—Definitions; Article 210—Branch Circuits; Article 230—Services; Article 240—Overcurrent Protection; Article 250—Grounding; Article 347—Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit; Article 430—Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers; and Article 702—Optional Standby Systems

A common task for electrical system designers is to design separately derived systems. It is difficult to imagine a building that does not contain a separately derived system.