electriciangirl said:
iwire:
I agree with all statements you made, and I hope you are not trying to imply anything. The code is not an instruction manual,
No I was not, but I realized after my post it may have come across that way, for that I apologize.
I was actually trying to point out the line about the NEC not being a design specification.....not the part about an instruction manual. :smile:
And wiring bare bones is not my method.
Not many people that bother to hang out in a forum like this are bare bones folks.
But I feel we should all know what the minimums are in case we are in a situation that requires a short cut or two.
But why does the code make a requirement for a crawl space light switch and not a habitable room.
It's a good question and I do not know the answer.
I will mention that the code is not 'planned' it evolves every three years so we end up with sections of code that seem to be heading in different directions.
I guess I was making an extreme example when I used a ceiling location as a switch location, trying to use a little humor.
I understood your point but that in fact would be a code violation.
My point was a switch could be installed in a completely unreadily accessible location and not be a code violation.
Switches are required to be 'readily accessible' by 404.8(A), but they could be located in another room or even another floor.
Has this been a problem?
Do you see ECs installing the switches in locations that make no sense?
My basic feeling is that the NEC should say as little as possible about placement because as soon as they put limitations in place you end up on a job where the restrictions do not fit the job at hand.
Now in my opinion the NEC should not be in the business of requiring any outlets or switches to be installed. IMO the NEC should tell us the requirements how to install these items if we choose to but they should not require the outlets.
Read again the NECs purpose in 90.1(A) and I think you might see what I mean.
There are other codes, building, housing, mechanical codes etc that require lighting and outlets, IMO the NEC should have stuck with the installation requirements.