Overview
The first User’s Guide to the National Electrical Code® explains basic principles of the NEC®!
NFPA’s 2002 Edition details and explains the basic NEC principles you must know to work effectively with the world’s most widely used building code! Written by H. Brooke Stauffer, Director of Codes & Standards at the National Electrical Contractor’s Association, User’s Guide to the National Electric Code is the ideal starting point for electrical apprentices, and a useful reference for experienced pros. Launch your career in the electrical field—or get the NEC background you’ve been missing!
Learn how to find your way around the 2002 NEC through text explaining:
What’s covered in each chapter of the NEC. Use it alongside your 2002 Code!
How the National Electrical Code works with other NFPA electrical standards and building codes
The NEC consensus development process and the significance of TIAs and Formal Interpretations
The User’s Guide offers expert analyses of technical requirements—the kind of information it can take years to acquire:
The difference between GFPE and GFCI equipment
Why terminals for ungrounded hot conductors must be color-distinguishable from the silver or white usedfor grounded conductors
Reasons to use a multiwire branch circuit. The NEC tells you how to install it—only the User’s Guide tells you why.
Find examples of TVSS (transient voltage surge suppressors) and hundreds of other explanations.
Synopsis
Give Your Students A Firm Foundation In NEC® Basics With The 2008 Edition Of User's Guide To The National Electrical Code. This Full-Color, Illustrated Text Has Been Completely Revised To Include New Chapter Features That Guide Students Through The 2008 Code, Reinforcing Key Principles, Such As The Difference Between GFPE And GFCI Equipment. With This Text, Students Will Understand The Intent Behind The Most Critical NEC® Requirements, The Way NEC® Chapters And Articles Work Together, And How The NEC® Is Related To Other Electrical Standards And Building Codes. User's Guide Is The Key To Getting The Right Answers Faster And More Efficiently.