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Posted by Terry on March 15, 2008, 10:01 pm
>alt.home.repair:
>
>> not a residential question.
>> Does anyone know what the code has to say about the allowed length and
>> means of attachment for line voltage electrical (120VAC>15A) cords,
>> (temporary power) on commercial buildings?
>
>The code doesn't matter as much as the inspector's opinion.
>
>I worked for an aerospace company that used extension cords to provide
>power to desks in a bullpen area -- one cable about as big as my thumb
>with a metal junction box every eight feet. (Can you tell I'm not an
>electician?) Someone in the shop was using an extension cord improperly.
>He was told to get rid of it. It was still there the next time the
>inspector came, so we were told to remove *every* extension cord in the
>entire plant -- some sixty buildings. The office areas got official power
>poles, not a bad thing, and the shop areas got real commercial power runs.
>Tens of thousands of dollars of expense.
>
>Moral: Don't annoy the inspector.
Good rule, but it sounds like the inspector is a dick.
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