Is an electrical inspector allowed to approve a sign installation if all the installation NEC code rules are satisfied and the sign does not light up? Is there a code rule that requires the sign to work?
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If all the NEC rules are satisfactory, what Article could an EI use to fail the job?
AFAIK, nothing in the NEC says any of the stuff we install actually has to work.
If all the NEC rules are satisfactory, what Article could an EI use to fail the job?
AFAIK, nothing in the NEC says any of the stuff we install actually has to work.
AFAIK, nothing in the NEC says any of the stuff we install actually has to work.
I think the question becomes why doesn't the sign work? Is something miswired, ungrounded, damaged, or not finished somewhere else that is causing the sign not to work. I think by the sign not working it means that either the sign is broken or some work not visible is not done per the NEC. If the sign is new from the factory I think you can assume the sign is more likely to be working properly then the installation has been done correctly.
If all the NEC rules are satisfactory, what Article could an EI use to fail the job?
AFAIK, nothing in the NEC says any of the stuff we install actually has to work.
Show me in the code where it says they have to work.
Obviously, things such as AFCI's, GFCI's, Smoke Alarms, Emergency Lights, and other "life safety" devices need to be operational to ensure of their proper operation. And it would be rather difficult to determine actual foot-candles and other performance-based requirements without proper operation; especially those outlined in the Energy Codes.
Show me in the code where it says they have to work.
I do not see anything in the NEC that actually requires any of that to work, to be tested or for that matter even inspected.
To me this issue is squarely in the hands of the local AHJ and their own inspection procedures.