Audel Guide To The 2005 National Electrical Code

Here's what you need to know Understanding and following the voluminous National Electrical Code is a constant challenge. You need a reference that doesn't waste your time. This guide extracts the information necessary for you, the installer, then arranges it for easy access and highlights the changes so you can quickly spot what's new. Whether you're a novice or a veteran, you'll want this book with you on every job. * Understand the terms and rules for installation set forth in the NEC * Identify what's new in the 2005 version * Review each section of the NEC that applies to electrical installation * Find summary information on the new model ordinances * Learn about the significant changes in bonding and grounding requirements * Explore the expanded section covering communications equipment * Comprehend the new definitions and be able to use them in interpreting Code requirements

Here's what you need to know Understanding and following the voluminous National Electrical Code is a constant challenge. You need a reference that doesn't waste your time. This guide extracts the information necessary for you, the installer, then arranges it for easy access and highlights the changes so you can quickly spot what's new. Whether you're a novice or a veteran, you'll want this book with you on every job. * Understand the terms and rules for installation set forth in the NEC * Identify what's new in the 2005 version * Review each section of the NEC that applies to electrical installation * Find summary information on the new model ordinances * Learn about the significant changes in bonding and grounding requirements * Explore the expanded section covering communications equipment * Comprehend the new definitions and be able to use them in interpreting Code requirements

The Code, and how to use it The voluminous 2005 National Electrical Code (NEC)? affects many disciplines, but what you need to know is how it influences your work as an installer. Organized by the type of wiring involved, this indispensable guide extracts and explains only the information that applies to installation. It's a practical reference that highlights what's new, what's changed, and what you must do to comply. * Understand your responsibilities under the 2005 NEC * Become familiar with new guidelines for required circuits and load calculations * Learn new grounding definitions and requirements for feeder panels * Identify the types of conduit and tubing needed for various installations * Recognize where guidelines for lighting fixtures have changed * Quickly locate code sections relating to HVAC, home appliances, swimming pools, and communication systems * See how to bring old installations up to code

The NEC is updated every 3 years with some of the anticipated changes include new requirements to sections while some of the changes include entirely new articles. Some changes are revisions to existing requirements while others are deletions to some existing requirements. As with the last edition of this book the author will use an icon or other graphical feature to highlight all changes to the 2011 code from the 2008 version. The book is considered an easy reference tool for those individuals on the job in need of a handy reference without the bulk and formality of the code itself. Significant changes to wiring and protection sections as well as new coverae of hybrid electric vehicles and small wind turbine power generators are being made. As always there will be numerous small changes made throughout the book. In short if a change has been made to the code it will be covered in this book in an easy to read instructional way.

Get a grip on the 2002 NEC The 2002 NEC is here-but what do the changes mean for you on the job? This easy-to-follow interpretive guide walks you article by article through the 2002 Code, clarifying terms, explaining new standards, highlighting compliance issues, and providing practical worksite tips. It's the one reference you need to make sense of the NEC-and make sure each job gets done by the book. * Know the rules for wiring design, protection, methods, and materials * Identify standards that apply for general use equipment * Discover what the Code says about electrical requirements for service stations, industrial plants, health care facilities, and other special occupancies * Find out about special equipment used in office partitions, information technology systems, swimming pools, and more * Examine emergency systems, remote control circuits, optical fiber cables, and other special conditions * Understand new standards for today's communications systems

This informative introduction to the NEC provides electrical engineers, both professionals and students, with invaluable insight to customary building codes. Written by the Executive Director of Standards and Safety of the NECA, H. Brooke Stauffer offers a comprehensive description of the NEC and commonly encountered building codes when designing a building's electrical subsystems. The Engineer's Guide to the National Electrical Code steers beginning electrical engineers through the complex regulations of the NEC in a clear and accessible way.

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