McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook

by McPartland, J. F.; McPartland, Brian J.

• ISBN13: 9780070459922
• ISBN10: 0070459924
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-05-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

World's best 1996 NEC handbook! Only one Codebook reveals not only what the Code says, what it means--McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook, 22nd Edition. We don't stuff our book with a reproduction of the Code--instead you get 100% explanation and interpretation of new and difficult Code rules. What's more, it all comes from Joseph and Brian McPartland, the two leading Code experts in the country. And, as new clarifications develop, you'll stay up-to-date with annual NEC supplements, autoshipped to you for free, no-obligation 30-day examinations--an exclusive service offered only by McGraw-Hill! Pass inspections the first time, with the Codebook contractors have turned to first for over 60 years.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction to the National Electrical Code	p. xi
Brief History of the National Electrical Code	p. xiii
About the 1996 NE Code	p. xv
Highlights of the 1996 NE Code Changes	p. xix
Article
Introduction	p. 1
Definitions	p. 11
Requirements for Electrical Installations	p. 46
Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors	p. 85
Branch Circuits	p. 92
Feeders	p. 163
Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations	p. 173
Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders	p. 222
Services	p. 230
Overcurrent Protection	p. 290
Grounding	p. 337
Surge Arresters	p. 482
Wiring Methods	p. 487
Temporary Wiring	p. 531
Conductors for General Wiring	p. 543
Cable Trays	p. 587
Open Wiring on Insulators	p. 600
Messenger Supported Wiring	p. 602
Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring	p. 602
Integrated Gas Spacer Cable Type IGS	p. 604
Medium Voltage Cable Type MV	p. 605
Flat Conductor Cable Type FCC	p. 607
Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable	p. 608
Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing	p. 612
Armored Cable	p. 615
Metal-Clad Cable	p. 623
Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable	p. 627
Shielded Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable	p. 636
Service-Entrance Cable	p. 636
Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable	p. 642
Power and Control Tray Cable	p. 645
Nonmetallic Extensions	p. 648
Intermediate Metal Conduit	p. 648
Rigid Metal Conduit	p. 651
Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit	p. 659
Electrical Metallic Tubing	p. 668
Flexible Metallic Tubing	p. 673
Flexible Metal Conduit	p. 674
Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit and Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit	p. 678
Surface Metal Raceways and Surface Nonmetallic Raceways	p. 683
Multioutlet Assembly	p. 684
Underfloor Raceways	p. 686
Cellular Metal Floor Raceways	p. 687
Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways	p. 689
Metal Wireways and Nonmetallic Wireways	p. 691
Flat Cable Assemblies	p. 694
Busways	p. 694
Cablebus	p. 706
Outlet, Device, Pull and Junction Boxes, Conduit Bodies and Fittings	p. 707
Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures	p. 744
Auxiliary Gutters	p. 751
Switches	p. 755
Switchboards and Panelboards	p. 766
Flexible Cords and Cables	p. 793
Fixture Wires	p. 798
Lighting Fixtures, Lampholders, Lamps, and Receptacles	p. 800
Lighting Systems Operating at 30 Volts or Less	p. 834
Appliances	p. 834
Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment	p. 843
Fixed Outdoor Electric De-Icing and Snow-Melting Equipment	p. 860
Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels	p. 865
Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers	p. 865
Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment	p. 946
Generators	p. 968
Transformers and Transformer Vaults	p. 970
Phase Converters	p. 1006
Capacitors	p. 1007
Resistors and Reactors	p. 1017
Storage Batteries	p. 1018
Hazardous (Classified) Locations	p. 1021
Class I Locations	p. 1031
Class II Locations	p. 1075
Class III Locations	p. 1083
Intrinsically Safe Systems	p. 1084
Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations	p. 1085
Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage	p. 1087
Aircraft Hangars	p. 1091
Gasoline Dispensing and Service Stations	p. 1091
Bulk Storage Plants	p. 1098
Spray Application, Dipping, and Coating Processes	p. 1100
Health Care Facilities	p. 1102
Places of Assembly	p. 1121
Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, and Similar Locations	p. 1122
Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events	p. 1127
Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations	p. 1127
Motion Picture Projectors	p. 1128
Agricultural Buildings	p. 1131
Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks	p. 1133
Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks	p. 1137
Floating Buildings	p. 1137
Marinas and Boatyards	p. 1138
Electric Signs and Outline Lighting	p. 1145
Manufactured Wiring Systems	p. 1147
Office Furnishings	p. 1149
Cranes and Hoists	p. 1151
Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Wheelchair Lifts, and Stairway Chairlifts	p. 1152
Electric Welders	p. 1153
Sound-Recording and Similar Equipment	p. 1154
Information Technology Equipment	p. 1156
Pipe Organs	p. 1164
X-ray Equipment	p. 1164
Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment	p. 1165
Electrolytic Cells	p. 1168
Industrial Machinery	p. 1170
Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations	p. 1170
Solar Photovoltaic Systems	p. 1205
Emergency Systems	p. 1207
Legally Required Standby Systems	p. 1224
Optional Standby Systems	p. 1224
Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources	p. 1226
Over 600 Volts, Nominal, General	p. 1227
Circuits and Equipment Operating at Less Than 50 Volts	p. 1254
Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power Limited Circuits	p. 1255
Fire Alarm Systems	p. 1272
Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways	p. 1272
Closed-Loop and Programmed Power Distribution	p. 1276
Communications Circuits	p. 1277
Radio and Television Equipment	p. 1277
Tables	p. 1279
Examples	p. 1281
Index follows Chapter 9
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