My first Code was the 1965 NYC edition. This copy of the 1968 NEC was the first one I used while inspecting in Glendale and Pasadena, CA during 1971 through 1978
My point is that we should remember that the wiring found in existing homes is only as it was installed according to the edition of the NEC in effect when the building permit was issued.
All of the NEC and Section references that apply now, are very nice, but let’s keep the Home Inspector on the right track per the SOP – pointing out the possible hazards associated with defective wiring, or wiring that was installed by someone who was not aware of the correct methods.
If you inspect a home and point out the items found in your NACHI SOP, that should be enough, or am I looking at this in the wrong way?
I can recall identifying NEC sections in the past where the members or others said: “we don’t do code” — so be it, here I am expressing an opinion that may be shared by others I am sure.
They have already been used in my articles and during presentations during my career. I am pleased to see that they still have some use for teaching others about the problems found in the electrical systems in dwellings.
I will send the **password **to any interested person who may find this type of information helpful for learning about electrical inspections and for training.
I will be preparing .wav files too, to cover what I found when I took these pictures. Some of the images in the original PPT file were not of good quality so I did not use them.
Here’s a sample of a .wav file, this eliminates posting on someone else’s site where people copy the file and then post another so called faster link.
I was always doing something Pierre. Shovelling snow in the winter and mowing lawns in the summer, delivering papers. If I wanted something I had to get the money myself. Guess its good I worked for it instead of stole. Guess thats also why I’m self employed today.