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• E4001.10

  Box Mounted

  • Switches in recessed boxes seat their plaster ears on the wall; flush boxes seat the yoke on the box; mounting screws are listed or 32 TPI machine screws (NEC 404.10(B)).

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 40, Devices and LuminairesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3803

  Underground Installation Requirements

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 38, Wiring MethodsRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3606

  Service Equipment—General

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 36, ServicesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3608

  Grounding Electrode System

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 36, ServicesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3901.2.1

  Spacing

  • No point along the floor line of any wall space is more than 6 ft from a receptacle (NEC 210.52(A)(1)).

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 39, Power and Lighting DistributionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3608.1.1.2

  Installation

  • Bond around water meters and filters; a water-pipe electrode is always supplemented by another electrode, with the sole jumper to a rod/pipe/plate no larger than 6 Cu / 4 Al (NEC 250.53(D), (E)).

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 36, ServicesRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3907

  Cabinets and Panelboards

  International Residential Code, 2024 · Chapter 39, Power and Lighting DistributionRead the full text (opens UpCodes in a new tab)

• E3907.1

  Space Within Switch and Overcurrent Device Enclosures

  • Switch and breaker enclosures may hold other wiring per E3907.1.1 and E3907.1.2 (NEC 312.8).

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