On Jul 2, 6:08*pm, "Twayne" wrote:
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RBM typed:



"Evan" wrote in message
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On Jul 2, 4:20 pm, "RBM" wrote:
"Twayne" wrote in message

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Josh typed:
I plan on adding a dedicated 20A GFIC outlet above my
kitchen countertop, fed from a new 20A circuit breaker
via 12-2 w/ground Romex run through my attic and down
inside the wall to the outlet. Two questions:

1. Since it will be a dedicated circuit (only the one
outlet on it) does the electrical code require a junction
box between the breaker and the outlet?

2. Since the outlet will be the end of the line, is it
necessary to use wire caps and jumpers for the hot and
neutral in the outlet box, or can I simply run them
straight to the outlet terminals? I've seen the
connections drawn both ways in reference books. They all
show the wire cap and jumper to a screw for the ground
wire, but differ as to the need for wire caps and jumpers
for the other two wires.

Contact your local code enforcement office and ask them.
No one here is going to know preciesly what their
requirements are.

HTH,

Twayne`

People on this group tend to know NEC and CEC, which is
certainly the basis
for whatever local jurisdictions use. Why is it that you
think everyone has
a " local code enforcement office"? I for one, have
nothing like that in my
area.

LOL... *You do have such an office, you just live in a
large area served
by a county-wide or state-wide "local office"...

Most places in the US have a city or town wiring inspector
OR pay a fee to their county to have the county inspector conduct
the wiring inspections and sign off on the permits...

~~ Evan

Not exactly. I live in Westchester county, NY. I hold a
master electrician's license issued by the county. When I
do electrical work, depending upon the particular
jurisdiction , I hire an inspection company and I pay them
directly. There are no electrical code enforcement offices
that a citizen can call and get any information regarding
electrical requirements.

By law, there has to be. It's a legal requirement, I'm afraid.

HTH,

Twayne`

What law exactly? Cite it. There are so many misstatements in your
replies that I must assume you are extrapolating a very narrow
experience set to the whole continent. The National Electric Code is
a privately published document. It only becomes enforceable when it
has been adopted in whole or part by a state or a political
subdivision of a state. Do you even know what a minimum / maximum
state is? Just as almost half of US states do not have OSHA
enforcement for government employees and smaller firms many state have
no state wide electrical code. Only incorporated municipalities or
charter counties can adopt local codes in most states. Statutory
counties cannot, in most states, do anything not required of them by
state statute. Many states and local jurisdictions have declined to
adopt the Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter requirements of the last two
code cycles and that is only one example of local exception to your so
called absolute minimum. I have installed electrical installations
from Argentina to Alaska and California to Maine. I have worked in
many areas were there is no electrical code in place. Some of the
companies I have worked for went through a great deal of research in
trying to find a code enforcement authority for an installation only
to conclude that the owners acceptance representative was the only
authority having jurisdiction. There are in fact vast stretches of
the United States of America that have no publicly enforced electric
code of any kind.
--
Tom Horne