EBK ELECTRICAL WIRING RESIDENTIAL
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ISBN: 9781337516549
Author: Simmons
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 6, Problem 29R
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Explain whether all the receptacle outlets in kitchen must be protected by GFCI.
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Chapter 6 Solutions
EBK ELECTRICAL WIRING RESIDENTIAL
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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- Is a GFCI receptacle permitted be installed as a replacement in an old installation where the 2-wire circuit has no equipment grounding conductor? _________________arrow_forwarda. The Code requires a minimum of two small-appliance circuits in a kitchen. Is it permitted to connect a receptacle in a dining room to one of the kitchen small-appliance circuits? _______________ What Code section applies to this situation? _______________ b. Are outdoor weatherproof receptacles permitted to be connected to a 20-ampere small-appliance circuit? _______________ c. Receptacles located above the countertops in the kitchen must be supplied by at least _______________ 20-ampere small-appliance circuits.arrow_forwardWhere must GFCI receptacles be installed in residential garages?arrow_forward
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- _______ type receptacles must be installed on all 15- and 20-ampere branch circuits except for replacement receptacles as permitted by 406.4(D). Select one: a. AFCI b. GFCI c. Duplex d. Groundingarrow_forwardRefer to the specifications in the back of this text following Chapter 33. a. What electrical codes must be conformed to? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b. What is the wiring method to be used in the workshop? ________________________________________________________________________ c. What size conductors are to be used for the lighting branch circuits? ______________________ AWG the small-appliance branch circuits? ______________________ AWG d. What section of the specifications tells us the size of the service entrance to be installed for this residence?arrow_forwardThe NEC is the only code reference used for electrical installations of all types of occupancies including dwelling for physically challenged persons. True or False?arrow_forward
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