thomas cox
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were wall receptacles required to be grounded or bonded in 1981?
wall receptacles 1981
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jimwalker
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Re: wall receptacles 1981
What year code were they using at the time ?
What year code were they using at the time ?
cripple
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were wall receptacles required to be grounded or bonded in 1981?
were wall receptacles required to be grounded or bonded in 1981?
The grounding of receptacles was required in 1962, which is the oldest NEC I have.
Section 250-75 Bonding at Grounding-type Receptacles. States the following: Where there is likelihood that grounding continuity, especially at flush-type boxes, will not be maintained between a grounded outlet box and the grounding circuit of the receptacle through the mounting yoke, a bonding jumper shall connect the grounding terminal of the receptacle the to grounded box.
If the house was built and inspected using the 1962 NEC all receptacle would be required to be grounded through a bounding jumper, if flush-type boxes could not maintain continuity through the mounting yoke a bonding would be required.
were wall receptacles required to be grounded or bonded in 1981?
The grounding of receptacles was required in 1962, which is the oldest NEC I have.
Section 250-75 Bonding at Grounding-type Receptacles. States the following: Where there is likelihood that grounding continuity, especially at flush-type boxes, will not be maintained between a grounded outlet box and the grounding circuit of the receptacle through the mounting yoke, a bonding jumper shall connect the grounding terminal of the receptacle the to grounded box.
If the house was built and inspected using the 1962 NEC all receptacle would be required to be grounded through a bounding jumper, if flush-type boxes could not maintain continuity through the mounting yoke a bonding would be required.
LarryFine
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cripple said:
Wouldn't that only apply to "grounding-type" receptacles, and not "all" receptacles? I'm quite sure the requirement for 100% use of grounding receptacles was not yet in effect.
cripple
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LarryFine said:
You are right, but non-grounding type receptacles do not have grounding terminates. what i should have said is all other grounding type receptacle would have to met the requirements of Section 250-75.
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