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your home columbus ohio: 2 Prong outlets - 03/02/09 03:30 PM
Recently I was ask if you had to rewire to install 3 prong outlets.
Yes you can but you do not need to do so. The reason for this question was because some home improvement experts and some Home Inspectors claim that you must rewire to install these outlets (receptacles). 406.3(D)(3) of The NEC® (National Electrical Code®).
Rewiring could run into the $1000's of dollars. This can be remedied for under $15.00.
Very simply you install a GFCI 'outlet' at the first point (outlet) on the circuit. Then you can install the 3 prong 'outlets' down stream. You must also add to the … (27 comments)

your home columbus ohio: CSST Revisited in Ohio - 02/10/09 06:48 PM
On the 29th of June 2007 I post information about corrugated stainless-steel tubing also known as CSST.  In case the link does not work: http://activerain.com/blogsview/135061/CSST-lawsuit
The Columbus Dispatch had an article on this product on Sunday February 8th 2009. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/home_garden/stories/2009/02/08/FlexibleFire.ART_ART_02-08-09_H1_A2CP947.html
There are parts of the article that I have issue with but I am only going to address one of them here.
This is a quote from the article:
"If you're not sure whether you have the tubing -- or if you do, whether it's properly grounded -- call an electrician, plumber or home inspector."
Only an Electrical Safety Inspector can … (5 comments)

your home columbus ohio: New and 1 year Home Inspections in Ohio - 02/07/09 09:47 PM
 UNDERSTANDING NEW HOME INSPECTIONS IN OHIO
 
Inspecting new homes in Ohio requires an understanding of the 2006 Residential Code of Ohio (RCO).
When selecting someone to inspect your new home you may want to ask the Home Inspector if they have any of the certifications offered by The State of Ohio for new home construction inspections.
Before choosing someone to inspect your new home, ask them if they are going to perform an electrical inspection of the home. If so, ask them if they hold a Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Safety Inspector. If not, are they just going … (10 comments)

your home columbus ohio: Why electrical inspections are needed! - 01/08/09 09:43 AM
Here is a resent recall of a do-it-yourself book.

 
Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers
Wiring a House, 3rd Edition and Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books
 
 Home improvement stores, book stores, and various other retailers nationwide from February 2008 through November 2008 for about $25.
 
Many home owners like to and as in Ohio are allowed to perform work on their own home. The major problem is that this work is very often never inspected. This is one reason that a home … (5 comments)

 

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