On Fri, 4 Mar 2016 21:50:35 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


rec.boats is certainly full of fascinating outlooks on many subjects.

I have a pretty fair knowledge of electrical power distribution but I am
far from being an electrician. When it comes to *major* electrical
installations in my house I hire an electrician who is current on the
codes. Many things that have changed since knob and tube wiring. :-)

You guys are on the 14 code so there are lots of changes, just since
the 11.
Most of the stuff around the service really hasn't changed much since
the Clinton administration and the biggest changes were no more 3 wire
dryer/range plugs and 4 wire feeders to your out buildings.
As Phil Simmonds said in the proposal, the war is over, we don't need
to save the copper.
The big ongoing changes are around GFCIs and AFCIs. In the 14 you have
very few places that do not require an AFCI.
There are also required tamper resistant receptacles damn near
everywhere and weather resistant receptacles outside. That is probably
the most important for the weekend warrior if you want to stay
compliant.
There are a number of publications every cycle about significant
changes. This is a free one (the PP slides for a presentation I
attended)

http://www.necanet.org/docs/default-...f.pdf?sfvrsn=0