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Top 101 NEC Rules – Part 3 of 4
 

 
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July 25, 2006  

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Top 101 NEC Rules – Part 3 of 4

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If you missed Part 1, you can click here to download it now.

If you missed Part 2, you can click here to download it now.

 

Download Part 3

 

We at Mike Holt Enterprises try to provide as much as we can to the industry at no charge. For this reason we’ve created a free “Top 101 NEC Rules” textbook. The material in this textbook was extracted from Mike's Understanding the 2005 NEC textbook.

 

It’s a quick reference and guide to make sure you’re up to speed on these very important rules.

 

Because of the size of the textbook we’ve decided to make it available in four parts. Last month we made Part 2 available, in May we sent Part 1 and now you can download Part 3:

 

Details of Part 3

Rule 51— 250.94 Grounding (Bonding) of Communications Systems

Rule 52—250.97 Bonding 277V/480V

Rule 53—250.102 Bonding Jumper

Rule 54— 250.104 Bonding of Piping Systems and Exposed Structural Metal

Rule 55—250.106 Lightning Protection System

Rule 56— 250.118 Types of Equipment Grounding (Bonding) Conductors

Rule 57— 250.122 Sizing Equipment Grounding (Bonding) Conductor

Rule 58— 250.142 Use of Grounded Neutral Conductor for Equipment Grounding (Bonding)

Rule 59— 250.146 Connecting Receptacle Grounding Terminal to Box

Rule 60— 250.148 Continuity and Attachment of Equipment Grounding (Bonding)

Conductors to Boxes

Rule 61—300.3 Conductors

Rule 62—300.5 Underground Installations

Rule 63—300.10 Electrical Continuity

Rule 64—300.11 Securing and Supporting

Rule 65—300.12 Mechanical Continuity

Rule 66—300.13 Splices and Pigtails

Rule 67—300.15 Boxes or Conduit Bodies

Rule 68—300.20 Induced Currents in Metal Parts

Rule 69— 300.21 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion

Rule 70— 300.22 Ducts, Plenums, and Air-Handling Spaces

Rule 71—310.4 Conductors in Parallel

Rule 72—310.15 Conductor Ampacity

Rule 73—312.8 Used for Raceway and Splices

Rule 74— 314.16 Number of 6 AWG and Smaller Conductors in Boxes and Conduit Bodies

Rule 75—314.23 Support of Boxes and Conduit Bodies

 

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We will be sending Part 4 next month, stay tuned.

 

 

 

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Comments
  • Mike, Hope all is well. The industry is having problems understanding stand by generator systems. i was at a generator presentation yesterday and I was taken back on what was said as well as the responses of the the generator rep. art 702 says that a generator must control all the loads when turned on. the manufacturer of the unit says to size the generator an additional 25%. Some people were asking about hard start kits for A/C units so they could start the uinit with a smaller generator. I thought to myself if you considered the the air handler unit with a 10 or 15 kw heat strip you probably would not need the kit the generator would be large enough to start the a/c. Everyone is trying to be competive in installing these units however not following the code. On a lot of the jobs installed ...if the power goes off this winter we'll see alot of cb tripping. Home depo even states on their paper ( whole house generator 10kw) that you may not be able to run everything installed on the generator at the same time. Things that make you want to say hmmmmm.

    Tim
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  • The sizing of emergency generators has always been an important and misunderstood issue. I learned early in my career that a 5 kw generator may not be able to start a 1.5 horsepower well pump. In commercial buildings, the main issues are sizing the generator to operate fire pumps and elevators. If in doubt, size the unit conservatively. If a sales rep is trying to convince you that a smaller generator will work, have him put it in writing and agree to an acceptance test that includes operating all generator loads while starting the largest motor(s). A generator set that cannot perform properly is worse than no generator at all because it gives a false sense of security and may fail at the most critical times. --Jim Cook, PE

    Jim Cook
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  • Thank you for this information. Every time I receive this I spend a great deal of time analyzing it. I am confused regarding the burial of a GFCI circuit. Your picture shows a 12" depth. There is no definition addressing what kind of cable or conduit. Does this mean as long as it is GFCI protected it can be anything? I am certain that I am missing an obvious clue to this puzzle. Please advise.

    John K. Erickson
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