On 7 Mar 2016 at 18:16, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > NEC and UL are independent organizations; not government bodies. Their > standards are voluntary, and do not carry the force of law. >
True. However, most residential building codes, which DO have the force of law behind them, incorporate the NEC verbatim. If you're lucky (or not, depending on your perspective), your city's code will be an edition or two behind the current national code. The other way the NEC can bite you in the tail is if you put your house up for sale with an obviously non-compliant installation. Home inspectors are notorious for finding violations, and your buyer will usually want the violations fixed before the sale closes. Worse, in most cases he/she will want to see the electrician's invoice as proof it was done right, and you won't have much time for getting lots of bids. This is how your low-budget non-compliant DIY wiring job can end up costing you a lot more than you expected. So when you install that wiring for your EVSE or "welder receptacle," It's a really good idea to make sure you do it to code. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
