What Year NEC Code Has Your State Adopted ?

[mtnelect]

Falling Behind Electrical Safety - The NEC is now working on the 2023, but most state have only adopted 2017. The process of adoption is scrambled between state and local governments. This has caused major life & safety concerns. Please check on your local government agency and write to your representative.

 

[AC\DC]

Just cause its in the newest NEC does not make it better. I am Perfectly happy with Oregon Amended NEC

 

[zbang]

"Newer" does not mean either better or safer. A great many things don't change from edition to edition.

 

[mtnelect]

If you go to the NEC website and look at the many sub committees and members (mostly companies) protecting their products., you will see a major operation. Is it for safety, money or both ? I would like a discussion on code making policy.

 

[tom baker]

The 2020 NEC has some changes that caused a lot of issues as evidenced by the questions asked here.
1. emergency disconnects for services
2.GFCI requirements for ranges, ovens and outside HVAC equipment.
Many states have adopted rules to delay implementation of these changes
I would like to see WA delay adoption of the 2023 by 18-24 months

 

[tom baker]

There is a list on Mikes website of states and year code adopted

 

[LarryFine]

There is a list on Mikes website of states and year code adopted

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[retirede]

It would really be interesting to see real statistics comparing electrocution deaths, injuries, and fires in states “falling behind” vs states quickly adopting the latest codes.

 

[tom baker]

When WA didn't adopt the expanded AFCI requirements in 2005, there was a flying squad from NFPA that made a presentation at our Electrical Board meeting on why to adopt the latest standards.

 

[AC\DC]

Seems no different from lobbyists in the government. It’s all a money game

 

[Hv&Lv]

If I made the money that organization makes and had the electrical market pinned up like NFPA I would follow suit and make a new edition every three years also.
I’ve posted their 990s here before.

 

[Fred B]

I appreciate staying a cycle back. It allows for some of the "bugs" of the newest code to be vetted out by someone else. Like we are seeing issues caused by the GFCI requirements for the 30 -50A outlets outside that included HVAC and causing tripping as the equipment standards for "leakage" wasn't up to having GFCI protection. There have been reported several states are adopting an exception to the requirement.

 

[Buck Parrish]

Indiana is on 08 but they struck out the TRs and AFCIs.
No state license required. The bigger cities require their own licensing.
You have to have a state plumbing license.
I took this photo last week

 

[Fred B]

Indiana is on 08 but they struck out the TRs and AFCIs.
No state license required. The bigger cities require their own licensing.
You have to have a state plumbing license.
I took this photo last week

Looks like a licensed plumber did this installation. Lol

 

[xformer]

Texas is on the 2020 with amendments.

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/pressrelease/2021-05-20%20NEC%20delay.pdf

 

[don_resqcapt19]

If you go to the NEC website and look at the many sub committees and members (mostly companies) protecting their products., you will see a major operation. Is it for safety, money or both ? I would like a discussion on code making policy.

No NEC code making panel can have more than one third of the members from any of the nine interest groups that can have members on a code making panel. It takes a two thirds majority to make a code change.

 

[Buck Parrish]

Looks like a licensed plumber did this installation. Lol

It sure does. I'm told the handy men only carry plumbing pipe because they can put wire through a plumber's pipe. But electrical conduit does not work well for water.

 

[GeorgeB]

Looks like a licensed plumber did this installation. Lol

I don't see primer on the pipe joints

 

[mtnelect]

I was just on the NFPA website, reading about committee discussion topics. The first one was electric vehicles connecting to power homes. They were concerned about feedback damage ! The second one was about defining the word normal and reconditioned equipment. Molded circuit breakers can't be reconditioned but large scale breaker assemblies can. These are topics coming up soon.

 

[retirede]

I was just on the NFPA website, reading about committee discussion topics. The first one was electric vehicles connecting to power homes. They were concerned about feedback damage ! The second one was about defining the word normal and reconditioned equipment. Molded circuit breakers can't be reconditioned but large scale breaker assemblies can. These are topics coming up soon.

What is meant by “feedback damage”?

I’m familiar with concerns about back-feeding utilities, but this term seems odd.