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Corrections for solid aluminum wiring

Rewire the house


Use copalum crimps


Co/ALR

__________ Is/are considered unsuitable to wear during an inspection

Nylon clothing

If a service disconnect is not present at a panel board, the panel board is sometimes called a

Sub panel

Branch circuit conductors are the

Wires to the outlet

_____ are the units used to measure resistance

Ohms

What is a service drop refer to an electrical.

Is the overhead service conductors located between the utility electric supply system and the service point

What is the service point

The point of connection between the facility of the service utility and the wiring at the house

Vertical clearance for service conductors from public St. road alley parking areas with truck traffic

18ft

Service conductor clearance over commercial parking areas

18ft

Vertical clearance for service conductors over swimming pools

22 feet and 6 inches above and 10 feet horizontally

Vertical clearance from overhead service conductors over residential properties yards driveways and any other parking area

12ft

Service conductor overhead clearance overall walking areas sidewalk stacks rough surfaces and patios used by pedestrians only

10ft at the electrical service entrance at the lowest point of the drip loop

Service conductors overhead vertical clearance above roof surfaces having a suv of less than 4:12 and not subject to pedestrian traffic

8 feet maintained for a distance of at least 3 feet in all directions from the edge of the roof

Overhead service conductors vertical clearance of a roof surfaces having a slope of 4:12 or greater

3feet

Overhead service conductors vertical clearance termination of through the roof raceway or approved support above the overhang portion of the roof that is less than 4 feet measured horizontally

18 inches

Overhead service conductors vertical clearance from sides of doors porches deck stairs ladders fire escapes balconies and from the side and bottom of windows that open

3 feet from the bottom side and front

Round meter base is commonly from the 1920s up to the 1950s they were rated for only ______ Amps and are still often seen on older properties

60 amps

A typical supply for a square brand electrical meter is ________ amps

100 amps

The minimum conductor size for a ________ amp service is 4 awg copper or 2 awg aluminum

100

Most modern 20 amp electrical meters are marked ________

200CL

Electrical service mass can support telephone cables t/f

False

An underground service entrance is call a

Service lateral

The typical supply for a square brand electric meter is _____ amps

100 amps

If a flat roof is used as a garden the minimum clearance required for the service drop is

10 ft

Service drops should never pass closer than ________ above the ridge of a conventional pitched roof

3ft

Which of the following would describe most residential services

120/240-volts

An electrical service mass that extends 5 feet or more above the roof surface needs to be supported

Separately

The minimum size for a copper grounding electrode rod

5/8 inch diameter and 8 feet long

The grounded and grounding conductors _____________ bus in the service panel

Can share a common

How can you bond a remote distribution panel

By connecting the enclosure to the bonding bus

Conductors between the main service disconnect to the distributions panel are called

Feeders

Most areas require two means of _________ grounding

Separate

The ungrounded and grounding conductors can share a common bus

Never

How can you bond remote distribution panel

By connecting the enclosure to the grounding bus

Properly bonding all ___________ with an electrical system helps ensure a low-impedance fault current path

Metal parts

Fuse panels were used right up until the 1950s when breaker panel started to appear in residential construction. Many homes built up until the late 60s still had fuse panels

50s-60s

A split bus electrical panel uses a double pole breaker ________ the 120 V circuits

Isolates

The available service amperage is based on the _________ rated component

Lowest

Which of the following should be reported as a problem with the electrical panel

Unlink double pole breaker’s

Fused main disconnect are usually a maximum of _____ amps

100 amps

Electrical panel buses colored red blue and black or indicator of a

3-phase supply

AFCI breakers made by _____________ or subject to a recall notice

Square D

GFCI breakers have _______ conductors

Two

Zinsco electrical panels are sometimes branded as

Sylvania

Zinsco electrical panels are problematic due to

Poor connections to the bus

Knob and tube wiring was the common method used to wire homes United States prior to

1930

Corrections for solid aluminum wiring

Rewire the house


Use copalum crimps


Co/ALR

How many amps are electric clothes dryer‘s

30 amps

GFCI receptacles can protect __________ receptacles, if properly wired

Downstream

Which of the following locations require fixed lighting

Kitchens

Recessed ceiling light should be rated _______ if installed against insulation

IC

In __________ the four wire, 240 V circuit was required

1996

Three neutral conductors on one leg is considered improper wiring in a panel

True

Every hallway longer than 10 feet are required to have power


T/F

True

What is the maximum distance between outlets in kitchens

4 ft

At least GFCI protected circuit must be installed within _____ feet of any vanity basin

3ft

Outlet


Small slot .... hot or ungrounded supply.


Large slot .... neutral or grounded return.


Round pin whole .... is the grounding conductor.

🔌

Electric water heater should be fed with a 10-awg ______ Copper conductor

Minimum

Several grounded conductors _____________ terminate on the same lug

Should never

_____________ Electric wiring in an attic should not be within 6 feet of the entrance opening

Unprotected

COPALUM is the only approved repair to ______________ wire termination

Aluminum

What is the minimum circuit for stoves

40 amps