Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Bob:
70A is as you state. a collection of rules dealing with one and two family dwellings and only includes the Tables and Figures that are associated with the subject of the document.
Electrical Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Mobile Homes
Item # 70A02 $49.00
Reference NEC? facts for everything from mobile homes to high-rises!
Created for electrical installers, contractors, and electricians who specialize in residential wiring projects, NFPA 70A presents the most up-to-date accepted dwelling unit rules excerpted from the 2002 National Electrical Code?.
Organized just like the NEC, but containing only the rules required for residential projects, NFPA 70A covers relevant topics for single - or multiple-family dwellings of any kind. Chapters include:
Use and identification of grounded conductors
Branch circuits
Feeders
Services
Overcurrent protection
Grounding
Surge arresters
Wiring methods
Special chapters address topics such as temporary installations, manufactured buildings, mobile homes, swimming pools, and communications circuits. Save referencing time with a handy Code source that gives you exactly the rules you need for residential jobs! (Approx. 300 pp., 2002)
I am not sure if there is or will be a 2005 version?
My opinion: Nice to have for use during training and inspections but a little to expensive.
What is the source for the book you describe and is it based upon the 2005 NEC?
PS: I would use this instead:
Save hours of reference time making homes electrically fire safe! Take this
NEC Pocket Guide along.
Electrical distribution equipment is among the leading causes of home fires. Do more to safeguard installations in single- and multiple-family dwellings by keeping the most-referenced 2005 NEC rules at your fingertips!
NFPA's updated Pocket Guide to Residential Installations organizes Code requirements exactly the way they're encountered during a typical installation. You'll quickly access the latest provisions for:
General installations
Branch circuits, feeder, and service calculations
Overcurrent protection
Grounding
Switches
Plus scores of other applications
You'll also find tips on constructing more efficient installations. Compact size is 3 1/4 x 5 3/4-inches. (Softbound, approx. 450 pp., 2004)
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Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
www.nachi.org/tedescobook.htm
OK, Bob I understand and will develop a response as you requested earlier, so my comments will be easier to understand by a Home Inspector. I meant no harm.