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McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook, Based on the 2008 National Electrical Code, 26th Edition

McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook, Based on the 2008 National Electrical Code

Completely updated to reflect the 2008 National Electrical Code, this is the most frequently consulted National Electrical Code guidebook in the world—an indispensible, authoritative source of Code how-tos, interpretations and advice.

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Author: Brian McPartland, Joseph McPartland, Frederic Hartwell
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2009

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The #1 Guide to the 2008 National Electrical Code to Ensure that Electrical Work Passes Inspection on the First Try!

Completely revised and updated to reflect all 2008 Code changes, McGraw-Hill's 2008 National Electrical Code Handbook, 26th Edition, provides the essential put-the-code-into-practice guidance that you need - in the field and in the office. An industry bestseller for over 85 years, this classic handbook helps decipher and interpret 2008 National Electrical Code changes and difficult and controversial rules.

With the new addition of Frederic Hartwell to the author team, this time-tested reference has been rigorously revised and rewritten to cover all the information needed to meet 2008 National Electrical Code requirements. Covering every topic in the 2008 National Electrical Code, the coverage ranges from grounded conductors, branch circuits, feeders, surge arresters, wiring methods, cables, conduits, and switches - to hazardous locations, emergency systems, communications circuits, and product safety standards. McGraw-Hill's 2008 National Electrical Code Handbook, 26th Edition, features a searchable CD with text in PDF format, and the following new coverage:

New rules, terminology, and definitions that modify key grounding concepts.
New rules for GFCIs and AFCIs.
Fire pumps.
Repair garage area classifications.
Solar photovoltaic systems, including utility interactive inverters.
Extensive coverage of how to size conductors under all loading conditions.
Critical operations power systems (COPS) - the new Article 708 on hardened facilities.

Inside this Practice-Oriented Guide to the 2008 National Electrical Code:
• Requirements for Electrical Installations • Branch Circuits • Feeders • Services • Surge Arresters • Wiring Methods • Cables • Conduits • Tubing • Busways • Wireways • Raceways • Fixture Wires • Switches • Appliances • Generators • Capacitors • Storage Batteries • Hazardous Locations • Temporary Wiring • Emergency Systems • Communications Circuits • Tables • Examples • And Much More!

From the Preface
The 26th edition of McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changes given in the 2008 National Electrical Code. This is a reference book of commentary, discussion, and analysis on the most commonly encountered rules of the 2008 National Electrical Code. Designed to be used in conjunction with the 2008 National Electrical Code book published by the National Fire Protection Association, this Handbook presents thousands of illustrations - diagrams and photos - to supplement the detailed text in explaining and clarifying National Electrical Code regulations. Description of the background and rationale for specific Code rules is aimed at affording a broader, deeper, and readily developed understanding of the meaning and application of those rules. The style of presentation is conversational and intended to facilitate a quick, practical grasp of the ideas and concepts that are couched in the necessarily terse, stiff, quasi-legal language of the National Electrical Code document itself.

This Handbook follows the order of "articles" as presented in the National Electrical Code book, starting with "Article 90" and proceeding through "Appendix." The Code rules are referenced by "section" numbers (e.g., "250.138. Cord- and Plug-Connected Equipment"). This format ensures quick and easy correlation between National Electrical Code sections and the discussions and explanations of the rules involved. This companion reference to the National Electrical Code book expands on the rules and resents common interpretations that have been put on the many difficult and controversia1 Code requirements. A user of this Handbook should refer to the National Electrical Code book for the precise wording of a rule and then refer to the corresponding section number in this Handbook for a practical evaluation of the details.

Because many National Electrical Code rules do not present difficulty in understanding or interpretation, not all sections are referenced. But the vast majority of sections are covered, especially all sections that have proved troublesome or controversial. And particular emphasis is given to changes and additions that have been made in Code rules over recent editions of the National Electrical Code. Although this new edition, McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook, does not contain the complete wording of the National Electrical Code book, it does contain much greater analysis and interpretation than any other so-called Handbook contains.

Today, the universal importance of the National Electrical Code has been established by the federal government (OSHA and other safety-related departments), by state and local inspection agencies, and by all kinds of private companies and organizations. In addition, national, state, and local licensing or certification as an electrical contractor, master electrician, or electrical inspector will require a firm and confident knowledge of the National Electrical Code. With requirements for certification or licensing now mandated in nearly every jurisdiction across the country, the need for Code competence is indispensable. To meet the great need for information on the National Electrical Code, McGraw-Hill has been publishing a handbook on the National Electrical Code since 1932. Originally developed by Arthur L. Abbott in that year, the Handbook has been carried on in successive editions for each revision of the National Electrical Code.

One final point - words such as "workmanlike" are taken directly from the Code and are intended in a purely generic sense. Their use is in no way meant to deny the role women already play in the electrical industries or their importance to the field.

About the Authors
Brian J. McPartland is an electrical consultant and educator who teaches the nuts and bolts of the National Electrical Code. He is coauthor of McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook, 25th Edition.
Joseph F. McPartland is an electrical contracting consultant and coauthor of McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code Handbook, 25th Edition.
Frederic P. Hartwell is President of Hartwell Electrical Services, Inc., the Inspector of Wires for the town of Amherst, MA, and a senior member of NEC CMP 9. He is coauthor of McGraw-Hill's American Electricians' Handbook, 15th Edition.

Note: National Fire Protection Association, NFPA, National Electrical Code, NEC, NFPA 70, and NFPA 70E are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association. All NFPA trademarks are the official property of the National Fire Protection Association. McGraw-Hill's 2008 National Electrical Code Handbook is not affiliated with, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the National Fire Protection Association.

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