kbsparky
Senior Member
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- Delmarva, USA
Gang:
I have a friend in New Jersey who is getting some remodeling done on her house. The electrician is telling her that ceiling lights are required in bedrooms, and that wall-switched controlled outlets are not up to code; here is the text of the message I received:
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ken, are electric codes pretty much the same all over? i was told by contractor that i had to have a wall switch that operated a CEILING MOUNTED lite in each room
in other words my lamps that work off wall switches are not 'up to code'
it sounds weird to me... anyways, i am beyond tired, contractor has been great after initial worry but this stuff he was told sounds like BS to me....
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I believe that extra cost is being forced upon my friend here, and they are hiding behind the Code as their reasoning for this. Can some of you contractors that work in New Jersey comment on this please?
Edit to add: This is a single family dwelling located in South Plainfield.
I have a friend in New Jersey who is getting some remodeling done on her house. The electrician is telling her that ceiling lights are required in bedrooms, and that wall-switched controlled outlets are not up to code; here is the text of the message I received:
---- Begin Forwarded Message ----
ken, are electric codes pretty much the same all over? i was told by contractor that i had to have a wall switch that operated a CEILING MOUNTED lite in each room
in other words my lamps that work off wall switches are not 'up to code'
it sounds weird to me... anyways, i am beyond tired, contractor has been great after initial worry but this stuff he was told sounds like BS to me....
---- End Forwarded Message ----
I believe that extra cost is being forced upon my friend here, and they are hiding behind the Code as their reasoning for this. Can some of you contractors that work in New Jersey comment on this please?
Edit to add: This is a single family dwelling located in South Plainfield.
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