brantmacga
02-01-2008, 08:59 PM
I got a call from a lady who put an offer on a 6k sq. ft. home that was foreclosed on. the elec. has been off for six months, and required reinspection to have services connected. i got a copy of the rejection notice. it said "rewire home to code & move meter outside." rewiring house to code including adding receptacles so that every 6' of floorspace was covered. i searched the AHJ's codes online (i've done one job in this particular town and had no problems) and here is a sampling of their electrical codes.
(a) Residential. Type NM and type NMC cables shall be permitted to be used in one and two family dwellings, or multifamily dwellings, and residential structures not exceeding three (3) floors above grade. For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor which is designed for human habitation and which has fifty (50) per cent or more of its perimeter level with or above finished grade of the exterior wall line.
(b) Commercial/industrial. All commercial, industrial, nursing homes, health care facilities, and/or residential wiring not permitted in the above paragraph, shall be installed in E.M.T. or rigid conduit installed to comply with the National Electrical Code.
(what about MC cable?????)
(c) Conductors:
(1) Aluminum conductors shall be permitted for service entrance conductors only in residential wiring and shall not extend beyond the line side of the service entrance equipment. All other conductors shall be copper.
(2) In industrial applications aluminum conductors may be used for feeder requirements, if the occupant has a qualified person to maintain and supervise repairs.
(3) Fuses for overload protection shall be prohibited in any new residential or commercial installations, and any repair or addition to existing structures if the lighting panel is replaced. All protection for overload hazards shall be by approved circuit breakers.
(d) Mobile homes.
(1) Mobile home services and feeders must match the mobile home equipment; and mobile home services and feeders must be installed by a licensed electrician using a six-inch round, eighteen-foot minimum, treated pole, or a 4' by 6'.
(e) Heating and air units.
(1) Wiring of heating and air units shall be done by licensed electricians.
(direct violation of state law which allows hvac contractors to permit and perform their own electrical connections)
(f) Plastic and nonmetallic boxes.
(1) The use of all plastic and nonmetallic boxes not to be permitted and to use only metal boxes.
(i told you guys it was common around here!)
(g) [Metallic and nonmetallic tubing. ] The use of electrical nonmetallic tubing (ENT) is not to be permitted for use in commercial or industrial buildings or factories. Use only rigid conduit or electrical metallic tubing (EMT) installed to comply with the applicable and adopted edition of the National Electrical Code.
(Ord. No. 83-48, § 1, 11-15-83; Ord. No. 87-05, § 1, 3-10-87)
edit---- i then found this:
Sec. 11-55. Conflicts.
In the event of any conflict between (1) the provisions of the National Electrical Code, 1990 edition and (2) the provisions of the Code of the City of Waycross, Georgia, ordinances of the City of Waycross, laws of the State of Georgia, rules and regulations of the State of Georgia, then (2) shall prevail and be controlling.
(Ord. No. 92-05, § 3, 1-7-92)
it says (2) shall prevail, but the two parties named in (2) have conflicting laws. which prevails? the answer is State of GA but I'm curious what the city would have to say.
(a) Residential. Type NM and type NMC cables shall be permitted to be used in one and two family dwellings, or multifamily dwellings, and residential structures not exceeding three (3) floors above grade. For the purpose of this article, the first floor of a building shall be that floor which is designed for human habitation and which has fifty (50) per cent or more of its perimeter level with or above finished grade of the exterior wall line.
(b) Commercial/industrial. All commercial, industrial, nursing homes, health care facilities, and/or residential wiring not permitted in the above paragraph, shall be installed in E.M.T. or rigid conduit installed to comply with the National Electrical Code.
(what about MC cable?????)
(c) Conductors:
(1) Aluminum conductors shall be permitted for service entrance conductors only in residential wiring and shall not extend beyond the line side of the service entrance equipment. All other conductors shall be copper.
(2) In industrial applications aluminum conductors may be used for feeder requirements, if the occupant has a qualified person to maintain and supervise repairs.
(3) Fuses for overload protection shall be prohibited in any new residential or commercial installations, and any repair or addition to existing structures if the lighting panel is replaced. All protection for overload hazards shall be by approved circuit breakers.
(d) Mobile homes.
(1) Mobile home services and feeders must match the mobile home equipment; and mobile home services and feeders must be installed by a licensed electrician using a six-inch round, eighteen-foot minimum, treated pole, or a 4' by 6'.
(e) Heating and air units.
(1) Wiring of heating and air units shall be done by licensed electricians.
(direct violation of state law which allows hvac contractors to permit and perform their own electrical connections)
(f) Plastic and nonmetallic boxes.
(1) The use of all plastic and nonmetallic boxes not to be permitted and to use only metal boxes.
(i told you guys it was common around here!)
(g) [Metallic and nonmetallic tubing. ] The use of electrical nonmetallic tubing (ENT) is not to be permitted for use in commercial or industrial buildings or factories. Use only rigid conduit or electrical metallic tubing (EMT) installed to comply with the applicable and adopted edition of the National Electrical Code.
(Ord. No. 83-48, § 1, 11-15-83; Ord. No. 87-05, § 1, 3-10-87)
edit---- i then found this:
Sec. 11-55. Conflicts.
In the event of any conflict between (1) the provisions of the National Electrical Code, 1990 edition and (2) the provisions of the Code of the City of Waycross, Georgia, ordinances of the City of Waycross, laws of the State of Georgia, rules and regulations of the State of Georgia, then (2) shall prevail and be controlling.
(Ord. No. 92-05, § 3, 1-7-92)
it says (2) shall prevail, but the two parties named in (2) have conflicting laws. which prevails? the answer is State of GA but I'm curious what the city would have to say.