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8 votes
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Can a mud ring be used in reverse?

6 votes
4 answers
6k views

Cloth-covered NM questions

6 votes
2 answers
377 views

Loadcenter relocation -- how should I handle the resulting "trunk" of conductors, short of rewiring the house?

6 votes
2 answers
1k views

What are the legalities associated with mounting splicing wire connectors?

4 votes
2 answers
1k views

Is it Code to support Class 2 (thermostat) wires using a gas line?

4 votes
2 answers
357 views

Is it legal to torque-seal terminal screws on electrical equipment?

4 votes
2 answers
3k views

How can a ceiling fan be mounted to a fan-rated box that has been extended?

4 votes
1 answer
839 views

What are the rules for making your own conduit KOs in nonmetallic junction boxes?

4 votes
2 answers
3k views

What is the *interrupting rating* of a GFCI receptacle?

3 votes
2 answers
166 views

Is rodent damage considered "physical damage" under the NEC?

3 votes
1 answer
787 views

Type AC cable -- why is it still made/used?

3 votes
1 answer
332 views

Listed electric baseboard heaters that permit installation below outlets

3 votes
1 answer
5k views

When replacing non-grounding type receptacles is a GFCI receptacle required, or can any GFCI device be used?

3 votes
1 answer
318 views

Is it NEC-compliant to place a GFCI or AFCI receptacle or deadfront device in a location not readily reachable?

3 votes
1 answer
5k views

Can service entrance and branch circuit cables be commingled in an auxiliary gutter?

3 votes
1 answer
198 views

Recovery from a trashing: exterminator first or disaster recovery cleaners first?

3 votes
2 answers
22k views

Is there a standard symbol for an inlet on building electrical plans?

3 votes
1 answer
321 views

1 generator + multiple ATSes: how can I install this to Code without unobtanium?

2 votes
2 answers
2k views

Is it OK to stop the indoor blower during heat pump defrost on split-system heat pumps?

2 votes
1 answer
169 views

Is this a reasonable way to create a crawlspace over a structural floor?

2 votes
1 answer
289 views

How can one make a connection where flexibility is necessary despite the connection being exposed to physical damage?

2 votes
0 answers
1k views

Can stranded wire in a crimp (bootlace) ferrule be used in lieu of a pigtail to terminate to devices that require solid wire?

2 votes
4 answers
10k views

Rewiring a house, breaker panel and all, while living in the house

2 votes
3 answers
9k views

Integrating hard-wired smoke detectors with fire sprinkler waterflow sensing

2 votes
2 answers
319 views

Circuit breaker + panel selection -- make and breaker series?

2 votes
3 answers
4k views

What's the difference between "physical damage" and "severe physical damage" in the NEC?

2 votes
1 answer
160 views

"Stringing" conduit together

2 votes
2 answers
4k views

Does the NEC limit the maximum size of junction boxes?

2 votes
3 answers
2k views

Is the insulation/jacket of UF cable rodent-resistant/rodent-unpalatable?

2 votes
1 answer
122 views

Building permit minimum fees -- is there such a thing as a job "too small to permit" in some jurisdictions?