There is no better time than the present to discuss the merits of alternative fuel sources. As the price of gasoline exceeds $2.00 per gallon in many parts of the country the thought of electric vehicles is much more enticing. Add to this the effort that many major automobile manufacturers have put into developing practical [...]
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The National Electrical Code (NEC), ANSI/NFPA 70 considers information technology equipment (ITE) installed in ITE rooms—more commonly called computer rooms—as special equipment. As described in Section 90-3, chapters 1 through 4 serve as the base requirements for special equipment except as further amended by chapters 5 through 7. For computer rooms and the ITE located [...]
(No Ratings Yet)CSA International’s Corporate Audits and Investigations Group has investigated several fires over the years that were apparently caused by improperly installed electric sauna heaters. Most of the fires investigated were in residences; however, a few incidents occurred that involved commercial saunas. This article will focus primarily on residential saunas, but the same conditions may present [...]
(No Ratings Yet)For several years I have heard horror stories associated with the accidental activation of the disconnecting means required by Sections 645-2(a), 645-10, and 645-11. Roger Witt, representing State Farm Insurance Company, submitted several Code change proposals to delete the requirement in the 2002 NEC. Mr. Witt’s substantiation is as follows: The disconnecting means requirement presents [...]
(No Ratings Yet)The second part in these series of articles ended by asking the question, “Why should an electrical inspector participate in the IEC standards making process?” The answer is simple: to ensure that electrical safety is not compromised by the ongoing efforts to harmonize codes and standards worldwide. There are those individuals in the U.S. and [...]
(No Ratings Yet)New Jersey’s rehab code is the nation’s first set of rules written just for older buildings, and it’s bringing developers back to cities by providing sensible standards and predictable costs for renovations,” said Governor Christie Whitman. “It’s part of a whole tool kit of resources we’re using to revitalize New Jersey’s urban areas.”
(No Ratings Yet)The Canadian Electrical Code, Section 6 provides us with some important rules for installing service equipment, wiring methods and metering. The following rules apply to electrical utilities and their customers at the service entrance, the point where an electrical utility connects to a customer’s electrical installation. This article covers some of the main requirements on [...]
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Computer Rooms In the 1996 National Electrical Code the title of Article 645 was changed from Computer/Data Processing Equipment to Information Technology Equipment (ITE). This change reflects the fact that computer rooms are more than just for housing computers. In many cases they are the heartbeat of organizations. They serve multiple functions such as data [...]
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How do we stop people from killing themselves? In particular, how do we stop teenage boys from climbing high voltage transmission towers like this one? Whether they are located in a secluded forest area or in someone’s backyard, a high voltage transmission tower looks like a “jungle gym” as we used to call them in [...]
(No Ratings Yet)This article revisits some definitions and requirements covered in Section 6 of the Canadian Electrical Code, Services and Service Equipment, beginning with a review of some often mentioned terms. Supply service – a set of conductors run by a supply authority from its mains to a consumer’s service (the electrical utility’s wiring and connections to [...]
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IAEI, as the keystone of the electrical industry, is a membership driven, non-profit association promoting electrical safety throughout the industry by providing premier education, certification of inspectors, advocacy, partnerships and expert leadership in Electrical Codes and Standards development.
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