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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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.
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.
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 [...]
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.
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
IAEI, as the keystone of the electrical industry, is a membership driven, non-profit association promoting electrical safety throughout the industry by providing premier education, certification of inspectors, advocacy, partnerships and expert leadership in Electrical Codes and Standards development.
Bad Behavior has blocked 1386 access attempts in the last 7 days.