Optional Calculation for One Family Dwelling

Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Originally Posted By: Ryan Jackson
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Hi Joe. I find it interesting that when I went to school (apprenticeship), they focused on the standard method. Since I have been inspecting, the optional method is all I ever see used. It typically gives you a much lower value than the standard method and therefore seems to be the method used by 99% of the electricians here in Utah.



Ryan Jackson, Salt Lake City

Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Ryan:


Is UTAH using the 1999 or 2002 NEC?


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Originally Posted By: chorne
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Hi Joe,


Thanks,


can you fax that to me (603)2798619

Thanks,
Carla


Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Carla:


Save as a JPEG image and print it out, I have no paper to fax. This material is copyrighted. ![icon_smile.gif](upload://b6iczyK1ETUUqRUc4PAkX83GF2O.gif)


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Originally Posted By: Ryan Jackson
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Utah has been on the 2002 for about a year and a half now. We will adopt the 2005 either July of 2005 or January 1 of 2006, I haven’t gotten a definite answer yet.



Ryan Jackson, Salt Lake City

Originally Posted By: Mike Parks
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I am not trying to stir things up, but how is a load calculation within the scope of a ‘visual’ inspection?


How can, or why should, a home inspector, not being a licensed electrician or an electrical inspector, be evaluating an electrical system load capabilities?

Mike P.


Originally Posted By: tallen
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Mike,


Joe only put that up there for a show and tell. icon_biggrin.gif



I have put the past behind me,


where , however, it now sits, making rude remarks.


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Originally Posted By: Mike Parks
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Todd


I think that some newbies might think that they have to perform some of the things that the see in this AND other posts.

There is nothing wrong with being knowledgeable, I just do not want others to try to meet a standard that is not required.

Make sense?

Mike P.


Originally Posted By: tallen
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Mike,


I would hope that any GREEN HI (like myself)would know better than to try to figure the load calculations. Joe put that up there due to a post about someone asking if there were to many breakers in a panel and it just got out of hand. So, Joe gave an example of how a Sparky does LC's .

It could be that a lay person browsing this site might take it differently but I doubt it.

Thats what the SOP's are for.


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Originally Posted By: tallen
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Joe,


Put it back. It shows why the breaker total really has nothing to do with the load of a residential home. I think everyone is smart enough not to try and do LC’s If they do they are going way way out of line.



I have put the past behind me,


where , however, it now sits, making rude remarks.


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30 Oct 2003-- 29 Nov2005