zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:41:13 -0500, diy savant wrote:

On 2/18/2012 2:47 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:


What power does the NEC have in this area, though? It's *not*
federal law.

No ****, Captain Obvious! DUH!

From wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Electrical_Code

The National Electrical Code (NEC), or NFPA 70, is a regionally
adoptable standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and
equipment in the United States. The NEC, while having no legally
binding regulation as written, can be and often is adopted by states,
municipalities and cities in an effort to standardize their
enforcement of safe electrical practices within their respective
jurisdiction. In some cases, the NEC is amended, altered and may
even be rejected in lieu of regional regulations as voted on by the
governing bodies of any given locale.

The NEC codifies the requirements for safe electrical installations
into a single, standardized source. It is part of the National Fire
Codes series published by the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), and while not itself a U.S. law, NEC use is commonly
mandated by state or local law.[1]

The "authority having jurisdiction" inspects for compliance with
these minimum standards.

Oh, Pvt. Dullard, on what basis were these things confiscated? It
certainly wasn't the NEC. What is the NEC doing with plug-in
appliances, anyway. It's not their bailiwick.

It's useful to note that heat guns do not have GFI protection.