6 Electrical Code Myths people Should Stop Believing

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  @BackyardMaine · 2 years ago · pinned

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  @criticalthinkerAF · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m not a licensed electrician but at my own home, I follow the code book. &nbsp;I was an electronic tech, and know enough to follow the book.

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  @RealMichael_D · 2 years ago

  The code may not require anti-ox, but there are still manufacturers that require it, and the code states if anti-ox is required by the manufacture, then it is required by the code.

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  @CognitiveHeatsink · 2 years ago

  My favorite thing to do is ask people to show me the specific article in the code that allows or forbids something. It feels like many professionals have never even read the code and only know what they were taught as an apprentice. <br><br>*I was typing this out as the video still played. As I was typing you just said &quot;that&apos;s what I was taught as an apprentice&quot; 😂

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  @stringlarson1247 · 2 years ago

  I was doing some MC recently in the attic and my old Greenlee cutter was in the basement, but my little M12 bandsaw was at hand. I tried it on the MC and obviously, it cut the MC. Just then I used my good ol Klien reamer/debur to remove any edge (there was almost none), I have a ton of old single screw fasteners (not the new ones you show). The protector goes in nice and smooth. <br>It looks like the collar/clap type connectors for use without the bushing may cause issues as the clamp could squeeze down on the cable and bushing too much. <br>BTW: The little M12 bandsaw is great for EMT, RMC, MC, copper, AL, etc.

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  @inspectr1949 · 1 year ago

  Now retired, I spent 55 years in the trade as an IBEW Journeyman Electrician, &nbsp;a Municipal Licensed Master Electrician and as a 3rd party Electrical Fire Underwriter Inspector as the the vast majority of electrical inspections in New York State outside of the City are &nbsp;conducted that way, &nbsp;the State is a non licensed state and that way they don&apos;t have to create another bureaucracy but farm it out to &nbsp;&quot;3rd party electrical inspection agencies&quot;, &nbsp;the problem is they are not regulated and as you can see from my back ground I was over qualified because including my counter parts and the company owners have little or no electrical back ground its just a business, I&apos;m so glad I&apos;m now away from it all.

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  @DolphinAvatar · 2 days ago

  At the end there, not trip at all, are you talking about Federal Pacific? I hope those problems have been solved by now with other types of modern breakers.

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  @theskilledpatient · 2 years ago

  Two other factors governing the use of anti-short bushings:<br>1, Some agencies require the use of all supplied components from the manufacturer.(whether actually required or not.)<br>2. Some jurisdictions still have the requirement on the books from decades ago. (Hence, why they&apos;re still shipped.) <br>Legacy; code, standards, and &nbsp;requirements exist all over industry!

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  @MrFixItGa · 8 months ago

  Does anyone even sell household appliances that use an actual 20 amp plug?<br>I can&apos;t remember ever seeing one.

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  @weaselhead6771 · 2 years ago

  good stuff. you answered most of the questions I could never find. Thanks!!

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  @HowToHomeDIY · 2 years ago

  In depth but also simple to understand. &nbsp;As always, great video John!

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  @PhillyFixed · 2 years ago

  Clear and concise. &nbsp;Thank you!