NEC Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO DWELLING UNITS

CHAPTER 3 GENERAL INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 4 TEMPORARY WIRING

CHAPTER 5 SERVICE AND FEEDER LOAD CALCULATIONS

CHAPTER 6 SERVICES

CHAPTER 7 FEEDERS

CHAPTER 8 PANELBOARDS AND DISCONNECTS

CHAPTER 9 OVERCURRENT PROTECTION

CHAPTER 10 GROUNDED (NEUTRAL) CONDUCTORS

CHAPTER 11 GROUNDING AND BONDING

CHAPTER 12 BOXES AND ENCLOSURES

CHAPTER 13 CABLES

CHAPTER 14 RACEWAYS

CHAPTER 15 WIRING METHODS AND CONDUCTORS

CHAPTER 16 BRANCH CIRCUITS

CHAPTER 17 RECEPTACLE PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 18 SWITCHES

CHAPTER 19 LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 20 APPLIANCES

CHAPTER 21 ELECTRIC SPACE-HEATING EQUIPMENT

CHAPTER 22 AIR-CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT

CHAPTER 23 COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS

CHAPTER 24 SEPARATE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES

CHAPTER 25 SWIMMING POOLS, FOUNTAINS, AND SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS

CHAPTER 26 INTERACTIVE AND STAND-ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 27 OPTIONAL STANDBY SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 28 CONDUIT AND TUBING FILL TABLES

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2020 Edition

Perform safer and more accurate residential electrical installations by referencing the NEC Pocket Guide for the most essential NEC requirements.

NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code® (NEC®), is a complex document that deals with intricate topics and procedures. The NEC Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations is developed to meet the daily needs of electrical contractors and installers in the residential construction field.

Based on the 2020 edition of the NEC, this handy pocket guide provides a quick reference to frequently used requirements for projects in one-, two-, and multiple-family dwellings. You’ll find relevant installation subject matter extracted from the NEC and conveniently arranged in the logical sequence of a routine construction project.

The NEC Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations features a new 4" x 6" size for excellent portability as well as thumb tabs that allow for easier navigation.

NEC Pocket Guides include conduit and tubing fill tables and other practical tools for contractors and installers, in addition to cutting-edge NEC requirements for:

• Temporary electrical power
• Service and feeder load calculations
• Panelboards and disconnects
• Overcurrent protection
• Grounding
• Boxes and enclosures
• Cables and raceways
• Wiring methods and conductors
• Branch circuits
• Switches
• Lighting
• Appliances
• Plus scores of other applications

Bring the electrical information you need wherever your work takes you.

Take confidence you’re prepared for the electrical challenges and safety hazards of tomorrow, today, with this compact reference developed by the experts who helped create the code. Order your NEC Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations from NFPA®. (Print, 474 pp., 2020)

2017 Edition

Confidently install electrical wiring in homes with frequently referenced Code requirements from the 2017 edition NFPA 70®: National Electrical Code®.

People deserve to be safe from electrical hazards everywhere, and protection is especially important in homes. Developed expressly for residential electrical contractors and installers, the 2017 edition NEC® Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations combines frequently accessed requirements for projects in one-, two-, and multiple-family dwellings. Throughout the Pocket Guide, requirements are listed in the same order they're followed during a typical installation, to help you improve your efficiency and accuracy!

This edition of the Pocket Guide reflects the updated NEC, including the addition of Article 690, Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. Also new to the 2017 Pocket Guide: Shading for changed text, an "N" indicating new Articles, and deletion bullets to indicate text has been removed from that location.

Work with hands-on access to the latest NEC requirements for:

• Temporary electrical power
• Service and feeder load calculations
• Panelboards and disconnects
• Overcurrent protection
• Grounding
• Boxes and enclosures
• Cables and raceways
• Wiring methods and conductors
• Branch circuits
• Switches
• Lighting
• Appliances
• Plus scores of other applications

Order this compact reference developed exclusively by the NEC source!

NEC Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations also includes conduit and tubing fill tables and other practical tools for contractors and installers. (Print, 590 pp., 2017)

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