It is a electrical code rule taken from the National Electrical Code book. It has to do with multi wire branch circuits.
NEC 220.52(A) & (B) state that an additional load of not less than 1500 volt-amperes shall be included for each two-wire small appliance circuit and each laundry circuit.
Junction box labeling is required by Code (NEC) on boxes containing fire alarm circuits and circuits fed from emergency power panels backed up by generators. However, it is a good trade practice to always label your j-box covers with the circuit voltage and circuit numbers.
No, but the code as of today (2012) does require tamper proof outlets.
NEC 310.16 conductor ampacities NEC 240.4(D) For residential installations the smallest wire to be used is 14 AWG (15 amps rating) and for commercial installations the smallest wire to be used is 12 AWG (20 amp rating)
It is a electrical code rule taken from the National Electrical Code book. It has to do with multi wire branch circuits.
NEC states that all GFCI's require a 20 amp circuit, the wire size for a 20 amp circuit is 12 gauge.
1/0 wire
1/0 wire
Yes, as long as it is in very good condition and is modern wire.
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The code stated that if the white wire in a two wire cable is used for a current carrying conductor that it be identified as a current carrying conductor by identifying it with a marker. Usually this marker is three wraps of black electrical tape. This way anyone working on the circuit knows that the wire could be "hot" and it is not a circuits neutral wire.
NEC Section 310.4 requires a 1/0 AWG and larger be used in parallel.
In any NEC code book
not legally (nec)
NEC 220.52(A) & (B) state that an additional load of not less than 1500 volt-amperes shall be included for each two-wire small appliance circuit and each laundry circuit.
Junction box labeling is required by Code (NEC) on boxes containing fire alarm circuits and circuits fed from emergency power panels backed up by generators. However, it is a good trade practice to always label your j-box covers with the circuit voltage and circuit numbers.