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    Laundry Room -Necessary Provision?

    Greetings. We received a plan check comment regarding a single family residence in California asking us to show on our plans, where the Laundry Room is. The client keeps the laundry appliances in a detached garage on site. I saw a reference in the NEC 210.52(f) requiring a receptacle in a...
  2. JimmyTreeX

    Code violations in owner-occupied, single or two-family

    Just looking for your take on what is allowed when a property is owner occupied, either a single or two family. Meaning, how much jurisdiction does code have inside the owners dwelling? I’ve always treated it the same as if they were a renter, but I know others who say “you can’t tell someone...
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    IRC single family dwelling open stairway limit

    Is there any limitation in the IRC (2012 or other) that limits the number of floors an open stair can connect in a single family dwelling?
  4. jar546

    Number of electrical meters on a single family dwelling

    Does anyone have any local ordinances that would prohibit someone from placing more than 1 electrical meter (one service, 2 or more meters) on a single family dwelling? There is no NEC issue with having more than one meter on a single family dwelling but I have run across this before for...
    • jar546
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    • electrical service nec nfpa 70 sfd single family dwelling
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Electrical Codes
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