- Location
- Lockport, IL
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Engineer
Agreed. And neither your selection of one ?common definition? nor my selection of another can prove that the other?s position is invalid.iwire said:Lacking any knowledge of the code makers intent IMO we have no choice to be include all common definitions.
The difference, Bob, and it is a huge difference, is that there is a reason that the law does apply to you, and the reason is that the law itself says so. By contrast, the NEC does not apply to you (speaking to you now only as a homeowner or home renter, as the case may be), because the NEC itself says so. It says so in 90.2(A), by limiting its scope to the installation of equipment.iwire said:As a citizen I am not required to even look at a law book, but sure as heck it still applies to me.
And I?ll restate mine:iwire said:Let me restate my position.
1) The NEC applies to all electric equipment installed in a home. Now let?s talk about what ?common sense? tells me that ?installed? means. (Warning: what follows is my opinion only!)
2) Nothing that receives its power from the premises wiring system by way of a plug and cord connection is ?installed,? in the sense of 90.2(A), regardless of the degree to which it may be fastened in place. Thus, none of it is covered by the NEC.
3) An item of utilization equipment that receives it power from the premises wiring system by way of a hard-wired connection but that is not permanently fastened in place (one example being a dishwasher) is not ?installed,? in the sense of 90.2(A). Therefore, such items are not covered by the NEC.
4) An item of utilization equipment that receives it power from the premises wiring system by way of a hard-wired connection and that is permanently fastened in place (one example being a ceiling light fixture) is ?installed,? in the sense of 90.2(A), and therefore is covered by the NEC. Indeed, 410 has quite a lot to say about that particular example.