John Williamson, Operations Supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, joins Structure Talk to do a deep dive in electricity. The gang covers the following topics, among other things:
- Is it legal for home inspectors to remove electrical panel covers?
- What would be the best course of action if I opened a Federal Pacific electric panel and then I got a handful of circuit breakers fallout from the panel?
- Is it a bad idea for refrigerators to be plugged into GFCI-protected receptacles?
- What are some changes in the 2020 code?
- Bumped up GFCI protection up to 250volts which means electric dryers and ranges and all finished or unfinished basements are required GFCI protection
- Receptacle outlets for islands and peninsula countertops have gone now to square footage calculation basis
- Extend a neutral conductor to every switch box where there is an overhead box. The code wants a ceiling fan rated box at every location where a fan could be installed.
- Surge protective devices required for dwelling units with one, two, or even multi-family.
- Emergency Disconnects
- Why do we still have problems with unwanted tripping at AFCI devices and what will it take to fix it?
