Georgia 4 Hour 2020 NEC Chapter 2

This class presents 45 critical changes made to the Chapter on “Wiring and Protection” adopted for the 2020 National Electrical Code® (NEC-2020). This is a key Chapter of the NEC, addressing the most central and foundational principles and methods for safe and reliable wiring methods that affects almost every kind of electrical installation.

Each change presented in the class is accompanied by a thoroughgoing discussion of what the change means and the reason it was installed in the Code. The goal is to express every change in clear language, to focus on how the changes should be applied by a working electrician, and to provide the resources to explore the change more fully for those who wish to do so.

Some of the most far-reaching changes discussed are Emergency Disconnect rules and Surge Protection Requirements (in a new Article 242), along with the first major revision of lighting load calculations since 1971. There are revised GFCI provisions for Basements & Indoor Damp/Wet Locations; Specific Appliances & Equipment; Outdoor Outlets; Feeders and for Temporary Feeders. The class also covers important code revisions (or newly added codes) on:

• AFCI in Nursing Homes;
• AFCI Requirements After Building Modifications;
• Receptacles for Peninsular Countertops, Meeting Rooms, Balconies, Decks & Porches;
• Maximum Disconnects in a Single Enclosure;
• Grounding Systems Permitted to Be Connected on the Supply Side of the Disconnect;
• GEC Connections to Rebar;
• Metal Enclosures Used to Connect Bonding Jumpers or EGCs;
• Restricted Use of Metal Frames as EGCs; and 
• An Exception to Resizing ECGs.