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  • ICE
    ICE reacted to Yikes's post in the thread You can't make this stuff up.... with Haha Haha.
    One day at college, I returned to my dorm to find the fire department was at the room next to mine. The guy in that room decided he...
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    Never said that. I used it descriptively, and you ran with that part of the sentence. I should know better.
  • e hilton
    e hilton replied to the thread California man found to be living secretly in condominium crawl space.
    Clearly an HOA violation.
  • W
    wwhitney replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    While the term "moisture" is sometimes used to refer to water vapor (e.g. "moisture in the air"), in this context it is only referring...
  • B
    bill1952 replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    So you don't allow NM-B in an attic, because it's not in the thermal envelope?
  • Y
    Yikes replied to the thread You can't make this stuff up.....
    One day at college, I returned to my dorm to find the fire department was at the room next to mine. The guy in that room decided he...
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  • G
    Gregg Harris replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    A moderate degree of moisture would be water vapor, which is water in a gaseous state, and when it reaches its dew point, it will have a...
  • Y
    Yikes reacted to ICE's post in the thread Safety first! with Wow Wow.
    A guy was installing blocking between ceiling joist, standing on a homemade stool that tipped over. Shot a nail that pinned his hand to...
  • W
    wwhitney replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    My understanding is that the only product available these days that meets the NM-C standards is UF. Indeed. Moisture is liquid water...
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    100% Damp Location. Concerning the fact that it is inside an "attic" space. It is outside the thermal envelope, and often, there is no...
  • W
    wwhitney replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    If your referring to the location of a recessed luminaire in the soffit of a roof overhang, I certainly don't agree. Even up against...
  • Y
    Yikes posted the thread California man found to be living secretly in condominium crawl space in Code Compliance / Code Enforcement / IPMC.
    From the LA Times: California man found to be living secretly in condominium crawl space Article archived here, with photos - no...
  • ICE
    ICE replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    It’s dry or it’s wet. There is no damp.
  • W
    wwhitney replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    Unless the roof above the soffit leaks, the wiring above the soffit would be in a dry location. Whether the luminaire exposed through...
  • B
    bill1952 replied to the thread Dry or damp?.
    Now it makes me wonder if lights recessed in a soffit and the wiring is dry or damp? In my case, also substantial porch "attic" and...
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