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  • Photo 5.  Rule 12-3032(4) allows installation of wiring associated with instrument transformers and energy usage metering devices in enclosures for overcurrent devices, etc.

    Wiring Methods

    Section 12 of the Canadian Electrical Code covering Wiring Methods has seen nineteen rule changes and seven new rules for the 2012 CE Code. The first revision is to change the size of the sand cover used for direct buried conductors or cables from 6 mm to screened sand with a maximum particle size of 4.75 mm in Subrule 12-012(4). The reason for the change was to recognise standard sieve sizes detailed in ASTM Standard D 2487.

  • Dangerous Ignorance

    Dangerous Ignorance

    With the pressure of a depressed economy, knowledgeable contractors are seeing more and more work going to electricians who are working outside their areas of expertise. If you have found a good answer to this problem, we need to hear it. Two readers of my Residential Wiring column at Electrical Contractor contacted me within the last year, worried about incompetent, bottom-bidder work. Both talked about the special knowledge needed to deal with smaller and older wiring systems (and both granted permission to share their thoughts).

  • Photo 1. More than one-in-five households now have a digital “smart” electric meter.

    Smart Meter Numbers, Benefits Expanding

    A new survey by the Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) shows that as of September 2011, electric utilities have installed 27 million of the new smart meters. This equals more than 22 percent of all U.S. households. By 2015, it is projected that approximately 65 million smart meters will be installed, representing 54 percent of all homes in the country.

Digital Editions

IAEI News – January/February 2012 Digital Edition

IAEI News – January/February 2012 Digital Edition

[ 0 ] By  |  January 9, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Not just in print, the current issue of IAEI News is now available online. January/February 2012 is available now for you to flick through from cover to cover online! Click here to view We would love to know what you think.

IAEI News – November/December 2011 Digital Edition

IAEI News – November/December 2011 Digital Edition

[ 0 ] By  |  November 30, 2011  |  

Not just in print, the current issue of IAEI News is now available online. November-December 2011 is available now for you to flick through from cover to cover online! Click here to view We would love to know what you think.

Features

Photo 5.  Rule 12-3032(4) allows installation of wiring associated with instrument transformers and energy usage metering devices in enclosures for overcurrent devices, etc.

Wiring Methods

[ 0 ] By  |  January 26, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Section 12 of the Canadian Electrical Code covering Wiring Methods has seen nineteen rule changes and seven new rules for the 2012 CE Code. The first revision is to change the size of the sand cover used for direct buried conductors or cables from 6 mm to screened sand with a maximum particle size of 4.75 mm in Subrule 12-012(4). The reason for the change was to recognise standard sieve sizes detailed in ASTM Standard D 2487.

Dangerous Ignorance

Dangerous Ignorance

[ 0 ] By  |  January 26, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

With the pressure of a depressed economy, knowledgeable contractors are seeing more and more work going to electricians who are working outside their areas of expertise. If you have found a good answer to this problem, we need to hear it. Two readers of my Residential Wiring column at Electrical Contractor contacted me within the last year, worried about incompetent, bottom-bidder work. Both talked about the special knowledge needed to deal with smaller and older wiring systems (and both granted permission to share their thoughts).

Departments

Neutral Grounding Devices

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Neutral grounding devices (resistors) are used to control the ground-fault currents and voltages to ground of alternating current systems. Earlier versions of the Canadian Electrical Code restricted the use of neutral grounding devices to systems that supplied only 3-phase loads (no single-phase loads). But the 2006 Canadian Electrical Code was revised to change all of that. Now single-phase loads are permissible with conditions.

Electrical Interlocks with a Building Fire Alarm System — Are we consistent on this subject?

Electrical Interlocks with a Building Fire Alarm System — Are we consistent on this subject?

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Design and installation of electrical equipment is a reasonably well understood and adjusted procedure. It is done in accordance with the safety requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code and specific installation standards, with additional performance criteria of energy codes, ASHRAE codes and regulatory directives, and undoubtedly — with particular requirements of the clients. Of course, such installations are inspected by the electrical safety regulators for compliance with the accepted design and with the CE Code provisions.

Blogs

Photo 1.  The incoming supply and equipment ground are hand twisted and secured to a bolt without a terminal.

Does Somebody Famous Have to Die?

[ 4 ] By  |  August 12, 2010  |  

Tony Ballew, 44, father of Amanda and Amy, husband to Alice, died when he was working on an extrusion machine at an industrial packaging plant, February 19, 2010, in Wilson, North Carolina. Tony was well-known in his community and well-loved by his family and friends. Did you know Tony? The local news in Wilson, North [...]

Electrical Safety for the Spanish Speaker

[ 5 ] By  |  April 1, 2010  |  

Do you speak Spanish? Do you read Spanish? Take a look at this: Peligro, riesgo de descarga eléctrica. Desconectar antes de llevar a cabo cualquier tipo de mantenimiento. Danger, risk of electric shock. Disconnect from power before servicing. Advertencia, riesgo de incendio. Reemplazar haciendo uso del mismo tipo de fusible. Warning, risk of fire. Replace [...]

Perspectives on PV

Questions from Inspectors — Inquiring Minds Need to Know

Questions from Inspectors — Inquiring Minds Need to Know

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

The following questions and answers result from some of the more common situations that many inspectors face throughout their working day when seeing a new PV installation or reviewing a set of plans for a PV system. The questions are simplified versions of questions I receive in e-mails and from questioned plan sets as well as sometimes long, involved phone calls.

Inspecting PV Systems

Inspecting PV Systems

[ 2 ] By  |  November 22, 2011  |  IAEI November-December 2011

Photovoltaic (PV) power systems are becoming more numerous, larger and more complex. Inspectors and plan reviewers have limited time to deal with these new systems and still carry on the routine electrical system inspections that have been done for 100 years or more. I intend for this “Perspectives on PV” articles to provide you with information on the Code requirements for these systems and also give you information on how to make the plan reviews and inspections easier and faster.

Industry News

Electrical Code Coalition issues new proclamations

[ 3 ] By  |  July 19, 2011  |  Industry News

The Electrical Code Coalition, of which the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) is a member, has issued a series of new proclamations in conjunction with Electrical Safety Month. Signed by the heads of each of the Coalition’s nine member organizations, the statements assert those organizations’ longtime commitment to supporting electrical inspection and certified inspectors.

ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel Begins Work on Roadmap to Support Electric Vehicle Deployment in United States

[ 0 ] By  |  July 11, 2011  |  Industry News

New York, NY, June 27, 2011: On June 20-21, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP) gathered in Detroit to lay the groundwork for a strategic roadmap that will define the standards and conformance programs needed to enable the widespread acceptance and deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure in the [...]

Other Recent Articles

Stan Benton — 2012 International President

Stan Benton — 2012 International President

[ 0 ] By  |  January 26, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

As your 84th International President, representative from the Southern Section and the first from the great state of Alabama, I recognize that I am only one of many. Many of whom came before me with great vision and enthusiasm which I can only hope to emulate. Even after saying that, we all must recognize that we are but one member of this great organization (IAEI) so we must focus on what is best for the organization as a whole.

Photo 1.  Example of kitchen countertop receptacles

Article 210, continued

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Part II of Article 210 deals with Branch-Circuit Ratings, starting with conductor sizing. These are some pretty basic rules so we will just cover the highlights here.

Who Are Our Future Electricians?

Who Are Our Future Electricians?

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Who, then, are our future electricians, and where are they coming from? Who will train them, and what kind of training will they receive? Will there be a shortage of electricians and apprentices in the workplace? These are all questions I have been asked and have asked myself.

Develop Greater Collaboration

Develop Greater Collaboration

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

Collaboration separates excellence from mediocrity. Whether it is two people in adjacent offices or an entire city electrical inspection department, if the people involved are unwilling to collaborate, they will produce mediocre results.

Photo 1. Chuck Mello and Mark Ode were inducted into the Roadrunner Club. Left to right, John Minick, Mark Ode, Richard Loyd, Mark Earley, Chuck Mello and James Carpenter.

The Roadrunner Club

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

At the International Association Electrical Inspectors Southern Section’s 2011 annual meeting it was my pleasure and honor to present the prestigious Gold Roadrunner Award to Chuck Mello and to Mark Ode, with the assistance of John Minick and Mark Earley, the two most recent recipients’ of this award.

Avoid Dangers of Over-Concentration

Avoid Dangers of Over-Concentration

[ 0 ] By  |  January 23, 2012  |  IAEI January-February 2012

When you were in school, you had to concentrate on your studies. When you began your career, you had to concentrate on your work. In fact, in just about every endeavor in life, concentration is essential for success. However, as an investor, you may find that you actually don’t want to concentrate too much.

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