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In Reply to: How about hardwiring Romex from the panel directly to a multiple-outlet box/conditioner? posted by clarkjohnsen on May 2, 2007 at 11:07:24:
...have a look at the book "The Complete Guide To Home Wiring", put out by Black and Decker tools. There's lots of great stuff there that they don't teach in EE school. They have some really good illustrations of different wiring configurations, including the dedicated circuit that maabx mentioned. Their example is a dedicated outlet for a microwave oven in a kitchen.When I get my house, I'm going to have a subpanel for the listening room. The idea is to run a high current line from the main service (main breaker panel) to the subpanel. Each outlet in the listening room will be a so-called "isolated ground" outlet, wired to the subpanel. That name is somewhat of a misnomer. It just means that each outlet has an individual ground wire back to the panel, without any daisy-chaining of grounds. So there will be a kind of "star grounding" arrangement, with the star being subpanel ground. The book I mentioned gives instructions on how to install and wire up a subpanel.
Regarding electrical code, I scrounged a PDF of it, but when I tried to read it my eyes glazed over. It's like trying to read a legal document.
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Pray tell, where did you get the PDF document??
Pray tell, where did you get the PDF document??I'd get in trouble if I mentioned it :). If you'd like a copy, feel free to shoot me an email.
First, local laws can be more stringent that the NEC, so even if it's not against NEC code, it may be against local codes.I believe that hardwiring a consumer piece that's not designed for hardwiring will require some sort of junction box to which you can attach the IEC pig-tail. Said box will have to be accessable, so you can't bury it behind drywall. And any cable coing in or going out of the box will have to be strain-relieved and maybe protected. Don't be suprised if the local inspector throws a fit.
BTW - household wiring is not taught in EE school (by which I assume you mean an college or university with an engineering curriculum), it's taught in trade school (or Vo-Tech if you will.)
And yes, the NEC is essentially a legal document, written to protect people from lawsuits and insurance fraud.
which can either be adopted by the jurisdiction or not...in part or in whole...the NEC has no authority in and of itself...it's all home rule local code on the state and local level.So, the converse of that may also be true...it may be against NEC, but allowable under local code...
And just to add, NEC is bare minimum.
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