2014 NEC Changes
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And when they adopt the 2014 (or 2017) here guys will still be wiring houses for less than $2 per sq ft210.8 Kitchen Dishwasher Branch Circuit- now required to be GFCI protected.
210.12 AFCI Expanded to include Kitchen and laundry rooms.
Damn. More money.
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You could look at it from another angle. Damn! More profit. :thumbup:
More profit is needed to deal with more aggravation. :whistling2:
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The real trick is going to be how you comply with the code. Dishwasher must be AFCI and GFCI protected. Seems like you'd have to get creative.
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AFCI breaker and plug the dishwasher into a GFI receptacle.
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So you will remove the DW to reset the GFI.. or have a cord hanging over the countertop..
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Not code compliant.
Why not
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I'm sure the manufacturers will do the creative stuff for us, and sell us an AFCI/GFCI breaker.
For $259. :whistling2:
As long as Carlon makes it, I'll be happy.
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Contractors in my area (Ohio) shouldn't be too worried about the 2014 code... Ohio, in it's infinite wisdom, probably won't adopt it until around 2020.
Ohio used to adopt the NEC every 3 years, as published, but politics have become involved and now we really have no clue when they will adopt the "next" edition.
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Ohio used to adopt the NEC every 3 years, as published, but politics have become involved and now we really have no clue when they will adopt the "next" edition.
Pete
Pffffft...I'd never buy it then.
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Wisconsin is just now ready to switch to the 2011 we are being told. Nobody really has an exact date, but that is what they are saying at the code classes.
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Yea.. nothing like being a few years behind..
Ohio, as I see it, will continue to delay adoptions as long as lobbyists control the decision.
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I actually see it in reverse (but you probably know more than me about the adoption process). I see each code cycle, the cost of electrical work increasing to the point that homeowners would rather risk it and do the work without permits, whether it be themselves, a handyman, or a side job. I think they are stupid, but that is what is happening.
It also gives our state inspectors time to hear how these changes are going in states that do adopt the new code. Then they can make some "logical" amendments.
Then you have the recent issue of code requiring equipment that (arguably) hasn't been fully field tested [read:AFCIs]. We give it a little more time to have them work the bugs out. It's kinda like a new computer operating system. I won't by the newest Windows or update my iPhone until the unexpected consequences are worked out.
It also gives our state inspectors time to hear how these changes are going in states that do adopt the new code. Then they can make some "logical" amendments.
Then you have the recent issue of code requiring equipment that (arguably) hasn't been fully field tested [read:AFCIs]. We give it a little more time to have them work the bugs out. It's kinda like a new computer operating system. I won't by the newest Windows or update my iPhone until the unexpected consequences are worked out.
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