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    Electric Permit Fee Cost In New York City

    Hello, I live in Manhattan and will be doing a renovation for my bathroom. I'm in the process of reviewing contractor bids. One contractor billed the following for an electric permit filing fee: Electrical: $1,500 On the NYC DOB, I found that an electrical permit costs $650.00. I have two...
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    Are expansion tanks required for small water heaters?

    I have a small, 6 gallon electric water heater on a project that I'm trying to determine if it needs an expansion tank. My project managers have stated that they have never put an expansion tank on a water heater this small, but I cant find where in the IPC this is stated. To my understanding...
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    Tie 6+ 14-2 together for ceiling lighting

    Ok so the 14 guage wires are stacking up in my attic jbox, I am in solution trouble. I will have 9 total 14-2 to tie together. Wire nut 9 wires together is very ghetto and questionable I agree. Its a larger jbox the 4x4x2.5" So whats the best to go about this? Jump/pigtail a wire to another jbox...
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    Does commercial electric kitchen equipment require certification (UL or other) according to IBC?

    Hi All, I am currently working on a F&B project in the Venetian Macau, which follows IBC. Our kitchen is fully electrical, NO GAS. The restaurant will have a Chinese kitchen. As such, we have some equipment to be custom made here in china, they are able to provide HK and CE certifications but...
    • Tamara
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    • appliances certification commercial custom made electric electrical equipment ibc kitchen
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Electrical Codes
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