> > >If you have an accessible cold water ground, and that cold water >system is continuous throughout the premises, you have some hope of >the ground being reasonably low resistance. > >The focus of the NEC is fire safety [ * ] , and their code is a >minimum from that point of view. > >There are better ways of effecting an electrical ground system, but >the NEC gives the minimum acceptable system, and most communities >have adopted the NEC. > > >[ * ] The clue as to their focus should be apparent from the name of >the publisher: NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).
How true. And, NEC stands for: "The National Exception Code'" or possibly: "The National Exasperation Code". :-) Be sure to read all the references to every Code to find all the possible exceptions that may fit your particular situation. Hence the Exasperation. Been there, saved the money, passed the Inspection, ErnieG --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
