National Electrical Code
electrical wiring standard
Episodes
-
#5735: The Breaker Protects the Wire, Not YouHow service size, load calculations, and the 80% rule actually determine what your outlets can deliver.Main topic -
#5810: Standoffs, Anchors, and the Outlet Behind the WhiteboardA missing whiteboard, a metal-stud surprise, and the thread mismatch that turns one fastener into two. -
#5758: Why Your Outlet Is 120 Volts and Europe's Is 230The US isn't really a 120-volt country — it's 120/240 split-phase. Here's the engineering logic behind the numbers on your panel. -
#5650: Electricians, Rentals, and the Skill That WaitsA day of wiring a rental sparks three threads: skills that return, a guild older than its technology, and spaces you can't touch.