Why is the Code so big?

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I'm going to step out of the shadows, do I feel AHJ's should be allowed to use common sense. No, as stated earlier common sense is not always common amongst people. My experience as a homeowner has shown that the quality at the municipal level varies dramatically from one locality to another and one person to another.

My experience as an engineer has shown that cheaper is more and more the design standard.

Could the book be smaller? Can we have confidence that every job will be done without trying to find ways to cut time or increase margin? IMO, those appear to be the contributing factors in overlooking safety. My boss wants to change something to save about $1.50 in wire. It would cost 50x that in engineering and drafting time to realize that savings.

Maybe sometimes more is better.

Tony
 
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"We all know how many words it takes a lawyer to say even the simplest things."

This forum is a great example of why that is. Even with the diligent attempt that has been made to make the codes specific enough to avoid conflict, forums such as this are needed for clarification and interpretation. The English language is too complex to explain, with true precision, what is or is not legal. Too many words have very similar but different meanings and this can change by geographic and/or cultural location. Therefore, lawmakers and attorneys are compelled to use very difficult phrases and descriptions to minimize different interpretations. Changing or misusing a single word can change the entire meaning of a phrase.

Bob
 
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I've always said," In this business an engineer first has to be an accountant, then a lawyer and finally a technical professional; but usually by that time the accountants and lawyers have already screwed it up."
 
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And people will always try to twist words to meet their needs, or pocketbooks, even tho' the intent is 'perfectly clear'. It seems to be never ending with ALL documents.

Brent
 
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could someone please point me to some 'grey' areas in the NEC ?

I havent been able to find any...
black letters..
white pages...

;)
 
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You may not be turning the pages fast enough. If you flip throught them real fast, the black letters blend with the white pages producing a gray.

Bob
 
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Originally posted by izak:
could someone please point me to some 'grey' areas in the NEC ?

I havent been able to find any...
black letters..
white pages...

:D
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whats grey about 516.3 (b)(4)?

it shows a 3 foot bubble around every door entering into a 'classified' location
;)
 
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