[TowerTalk] Rebar Cage Question

[Alan NV8A]

My understanding is that the NEC sets a minimum standard. Any local 
authority can impose stricter standards. E.g., some communities on Long 
Island, NY required metal-sheathed electrical wiring, although the NEC 
permits Romex.

73

Alan NV8A


On 07/26/07 10:32 pm Dick Green wrote:

>> If you are planning to use a Ufer ground, the rebar MUST be welded.
> 
> That may be the case for your local building/electrical code, or perhaps
> what your inspector *thinks* is required, but it's not required by our
> local code. That's because it's not required by the National Electrical
> Code (NEC), on which most local electrical codes are based. 

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