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Innovate1

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I am told the local homeowners test to do electrical work covers NEC 2014 chapters 1 - 4, at least for what I am doing. I looked it up on line and found some things that said code wasn't copyrightable. Is this available on line. I found a few references at the local library but not the actual NEC 2014.
 
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I am told the local homeowners test to do electrical work covers NEC 2014 chapters 1 - 4, at least for what I am doing. I looked it up on line and found some things that said code wasn't copyrightable. Is this available on line. I found a few references at the local library but not the actual NEC 2014.



It’s here. It really is. It’s just kind of a PITA to figure out which sequence of drop downs to click to access it. But it really is there. https://www.nfpa.org/NEC/About-the-NEC/Free-online-access-to-the-NEC-and-other-electrical-standards


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I registered. But there are a ton of committee reports, drafts, etc, etc. I couldn't find the final version. I see there is a place to select which year but I see everything but the real document.
 

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Like I said, it’s a PITA. See attached. [edit to add the first step from the link I gave you].
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It appears the image posted by Jkcolo22 is how members view things. I did see a button for free access but it was next to NEC 2020 so I skipped past it at first. If you hit that it then gives you a choice of versions under free access. But when I click that it says I need to confirm my email address by clicking a link in the email they sent. I got a welcome email from them but it only has links to shop. The shopping link works. I don't see a place to get the verification email resent. Will have to try a different email or contact them Monday.
 

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When I did mine I just bought a copy of the code. Turned out it was an open book test and you could bring the book with you so it was worth it. Probably not a bad idea to have a copy anyway.
 
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When I did mine I just bought a copy of the code. Turned out it was an open book test and you could bring the book with you so it was worth it. Probably not a bad idea to have a copy anyway.

Which book did you get? The real code book is about 1000 pages long and $120 from what I can tell. Seems like a smaller book might be more useful. I need to check what things I can bring if any.
 

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Hmmm

Its not a PITA when i use it.

Because you know it, and use it or reference it on a regular basis in your line of work. For others who are not in the field, it can be a PITA to find things.

Think of it this way. A bus driver has had the same route in New York City for 20 years. He knows the roads, where the one way streets are, where the heaviest traffic is for any given time of day, where the construction zones are, and how to get around these things to get his passengers to their destinations on time.

Now you have a guy who has never been to New York City trying to find his way around, and get to a specific place he has never seen before, and does not know his way around the city at all.

It is a PITA for him to get around because he does not know where everything is, how to navigate the streets and has no clue how to bypass the construction zones. For this guy, it can be a very daunting experience.

But for the bus driver, it is not a PITA because he has been doing it for years and years.

Same basic point as trying to find any information in documents that are thousands of pages. If you have been thru it before, you know where to look. If you are seeing it for the first time, it can be difficult to find what you are looking for.

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Because you know it, and use it or reference it on a regular basis in your line of work. For others who are not in the field, it can be a PITA to find things.

Think of it this way. A bus driver has had the same route in New York City for 20 years. He knows the roads, where the one way streets are, where the heaviest traffic is for any given time of day, where the construction zones are, and how to get around these things to get his passengers to their destinations on time.

Now you have a guy who has never been to New York City trying to find his way around, and get to a specific place he has never seen before, and does not know his way around the city at all.

It is a PITA for him to get around because he does not know where everything is, how to navigate the streets and has no clue how to bypass the construction zones. For this guy, it can be a very daunting experience.

But for the bus driver, it is not a PITA because he has been doing it for years and years.

Same basic point as trying to find any information in documents that are thousands of pages. If you have been thru it before, you know where to look. If you are seeing it for the first time, it can be difficult to find what you are looking for.

Jim

youre totally mixing things up here. apples and oranges.

JKcolo was referring finding the document and how its a PITA NOT finding things IN the document.

And my reply was in regards to finding the document NOT finding things in the document.

When i have gone to the NFPA site to find the NEC it was pretty straight forward...
 

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St. Louis County is not going to let you wire a whole house with a home owner permit. I would just purchase my own hard copy of the 2014 NEC
 
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