Nec
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Can someone please tell me what the Nec is, it seems regulations, but are they relevant for the uk or are they just american regs?/
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RE: Nec
Here in the US most, if not all, govermental regulation agencies covering electrical work adopt the NFPA 70 standards as their own, and then a few larger entities will add some specific local codes to them. For instance in California where I am, there technically is a California Electric Code, but it starts out by first adopting all provisions of NFPA 70, then just adds a few extra pages with reqirements having to do with specific installations and materials. Since the vast majority of agencies do the same thing, NFPA 70 is called the National Electic Code, since if you abide by that, it will apply virtually everywhere in the US.
As many people find out the hard way though, the real final say-so is what we refer to as the AHJ, meaning the Authority Having Jurisdiction, at any given installation. If the AHJ happens to disagree with some provision of the NEC, they can add requirements or ingore violations if they so choose.
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However, you would have to get special permission for a solidly grounded 110 volt system in addition to the 110 volt ungrounded system that is used to run the lights and the electric shaver receptacle.
Here is the U.S. most jurisdictions use NEC as is but there are some places that have added restrictions. Some places have outlawed 15 amp wiring because that is the only way to get electricians to install 20 amp wiring in the kitchen, laundry, dining room, and bathrooms.
Mike Cole, mc5w@earthlink.net
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"...(mostly because Canadians are constantly needing to prove to the world that they are NOT part of the US)."
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