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The electrical code change that catches DIYers off guard
Homeowners who are comfortable swapping outlets or adding a new light often discover the hard way that the rules have shifted ...
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The breaker panel rule that applies the moment you add a new outlet
Adding a single outlet can feel like a tiny upgrade, but the moment you touch that receptacle, a major breaker panel rule can ...
Two different technologies protect against two different types of hazard. Ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) devices protect people from shock by opening a circuit at a low threshold of leakage ...
Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters are relatively new electrical safety devices that first appeared in the 1999 National Electric Code. AFCI devices look very similar to GFCI devices, in that they have a ...
In this episode of EC&M Code Conversations, Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and Code Consultant Russ LeBlanc dive into the AFCI protection requirements in Sec. 210.12 of the NEC. “Code Conversations” is ...
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