RVs and the NEC
While I am probably opening a huge can of worms here, I would like to clear up a few things if possible. The NEC is really a product of the NFPA. The NEC or the Code is the National Electrical...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:
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Just one point to make, any AHJ can and is entitled to change or exclude any part of any NFPA code to suit their purpose, including changing or deleting parts of the NEC. ........
My point had to do mostly with semantics, and saying "the code required", it really is an advisory document, and a d--m good one.
Wrong on both counts. No one but the associated NFPA committee can change any part of any NFPA code or standard. An AHJ can write into their own codes that the NFPA code is to be used with that AHJ’s own defined exceptions. But cannot change or delete.
And once adopted in that AHJ’s codes it becomes enforceable, not advisory. You don’t get the choice of making your own decisions.
