Electrical Wiring: Residental - With Plans (Paperback) Package
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22. Ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) protection is required in all of the following locations EXCEPT: (a.) kitchen receptacles in an office building lunchroom installed within 6’ of the sink
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(a.) 6 (c.) 18 (b.) 12 (d.) 24
5. If a separate, wire-type equipment grounding conductor (EGC) is used for any reason, the EGC of a grounding-type receptacle must be connected to which of the following?A. The grounding terminal bar outside the service equipment enclosure in a grounded systemB. An EGC that's part of another branch circuit that originates from where the branch circuit for the receptacle originatesC. Any accessible point on the grounding electrode conductorD. The service conductor outside the service equipment enclosure in an ungrounded system
5.a. Typically, the bonding conductor installed between the panelboard equipment grounding terminal barsmust be continuous. It's only allowed to be broken where it connects to theA. signal reference grid.B. terminal bar in the panelboard.C. branch circuit.D. service entrance enclosure.5.b. An electrical system that's not grounded and is between 120 and 1000 volts must include the use ofA. arc suppression.B. ground isolators.C. ground detectors.D. equipotential barriers.
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Electrical Wiring: Residental - With Plans (Paperback) Package
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