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The electrical code detail that suddenly matters once you touch a wall

You can live in a home for years without thinking about how far any outlet is from a corner. The moment you open a wall, add ...
Los Angeles Times

Electrical outlets and code changes

Regarding the Jan. 28 Ask the Inspector response in “Older Electrical Outlets Were a Jolt”: I don’t think that two-prong outlets are a defect that must be listed by a home inspector. In a 50-year-old ...
WRAL

8 FAQs about Electric Outlets and Switches

Are you building, renovating, or upgrading a house or a condo … or planning to someday? Don't forget the electric outlets and switches. These are small details, but they will contribute a great deal ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Stumped by the Code? Connection of Electric-Discharge and LED luminaires Supported Independently of the Outlet Box

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. What does the Code allow for the connection of electric-discharge and LED luminaires when they are supported independently of the outlet box? A.
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Code Quiz: Ceiling Outlet Boxes for Lighting

Fill in the blank. When installing a luminaire that weighs more than _____, the luminaire shall be supported independently of the outlet box, unless the outlet box is _____ for not less than the ...