Electrical Wiring: Residental - With Plans (Paperback) Package
18th Edition
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Author: MULLIN
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Chapter 6, Problem 38R
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Find whether the given statement is True or False.
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All of the following can provide GFCI protection for kitchen countertop convenience receptacles EXCEPT:__________.
Select one:
a. AFCI/GFCI circuit-breakers
b. by installing a single feed-through type GFCI receptacle to protect downstream receptacles
c. AFCI circuit-breakers
d. GFCI circuit-breakers
11. Which of the following statements about the use of structural steel as an equipment grounding conductor (EGC) in an AC system is correct?
A. Structural steel can be used as an EGC when it's bonded at both ends.B. Structural steel isn't allowed for use as an EGC.C. Structural steel must have an EGC bonding jumper every three feet of structure. D. Structural steel can be used as an EGC bonding jumper between panelboards.
12. Which of the following statements about equipment grounding conductors is true?
A. They increase voltages above ground potential on conductors and equipment enclosures during normal operation.
B. Unacceptable equipment grounding conductors include conduit, tubing, and cable armor.
C. They must be capable of withstanding the higher level of ground-fault current to perform their safety function.
D. When they're far from their associated circuit conductors, impedance values are kept as low as possible during ground-fault conditions.
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New dishwasher circuits can be wired directly to NM cable. The circuit breaker is the disconnect.
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Electrical Wiring: Residental - With Plans (Paperback) Package
Ch. 6 - Explain the operation of a ground-fault circuit...Ch. 6 - Prob. 2RCh. 6 - Where must GFCI receptacles be installed in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 4RCh. 6 - Prob. 5RCh. 6 - A homeowner calls in an electrical contractor to...Ch. 6 - Prob. 7RCh. 6 - Extremely long circuit runs connected to a GFCI...Ch. 6 - If a person comes in contact with the hot and...Ch. 6 - What might happen if the line and load connections...
Ch. 6 - Is a GFCI receptacle permitted be installed as a...Ch. 6 - Prob. 12RCh. 6 - Prob. 13RCh. 6 - Prob. 14RCh. 6 - Prob. 15RCh. 6 - Construction sites can be dangerous because of the...Ch. 6 - Prob. 17RCh. 6 - Prob. 18RCh. 6 - The term SPD is becoming quite common. What do the...Ch. 6 - Transients (surges) on a line can cause spikes or...Ch. 6 - Prob. 21RCh. 6 - Prob. 22RCh. 6 - Some line transients are not damaging to...Ch. 6 - Briefly explain the operation of an immersion...Ch. 6 - What range of leakage current must trip an IDCI?Ch. 6 - Prob. 26RCh. 6 - Other than for a few exceptions, the NEC requires...Ch. 6 - In an old house, an existing nongrounding...Ch. 6 - Prob. 29RCh. 6 - NEC 210.12(A) requires AFCI protection for the...Ch. 6 - When installing GFCI and AFCI circuit breakers in...Ch. 6 - Prob. 32RCh. 6 - Prob. 33RCh. 6 - A switch that is located inside a bedroom for an...Ch. 6 - Which of the following installations for a kitchen...Ch. 6 - The receptacle outlets in the garage are required...Ch. 6 - Two 125-volt receptacles on a 20-ampere, 120-volt...Ch. 6 - Prob. 38R
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