New York Electrical Inspection Agency

Photo #6 Here is a photo from a recent home inspection. If you are in need of a professional home inspection or if you have any home repair questions, please give us a call at 585-349-3900 or visit us at www.InspectNY.com. See if you can spot the issue. What's wrong in this photo?

If you have electrical Code questions or need an electrical inspection, please feel free to contact us at 585-436-4460 or visit us at www.NYEIA.com. Can you spot the Code violation(s) in this photo?

NEW YORK ELECTRICAL INSPECTION AGENCY would like to remind you that on May 12, 2020 the 2017 National Electrical Code will be in effect in New York State. For important Electrical Code updates, please visit our website at www.NYEIA.com. If you have any questions or if you need to schedule an electrical inspection, please contact us at 585-436-4460.

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New York Electrical Inspection Agency, based in Rochester, NY, is out there performing electrical inspections throughout the state.

New York Electrical Inspection Agency is out there throughout New York State performing Code inspections. If you are in need of an electrical inspection or have any questions, we are here for you. As always please remember to be safe.

COVID-19 Update - New York Electrical Inspection Agency continues to operate as an essential business under New York State Executive Order 202.6. Our inspectors are positioned throughout the State and are ready to serve. If you have any questions or if you need to schedule an electrical inspection, please call our main office at 585-436-4460. During this State of Emergency we ask that everyone please take all the necessary precautions set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and always remember to be safe.

Here is an update on what New York Electrical Inspection Agency is doing in these times of COVID-19 precautions. As an essential business, our friendly and professional office staff has temporarily relocated to our work-from-home contingency plan and it has been business as usual answering phones, processing applications, and generating electrical certificates after the final electrical inspections have been completed in the field. Our highly experienced and professional elec...trical inspectors are continuing to perform electrical inspections safely and are here to assist you in any way we can. If you have any questions or if we can help in any way, please feel free to reach out to us at any time and as always, stay safe and we appreciate your business.

Due to COVID-19, the 2017 NEC Code Change Class has been POSTPONED. We will reschedule several dates once this crisis has passed. We will be in contact with those who have already booked as soon as we are able to schedule dates at the MCC Applied Technology Center. Feel free to call the office at 585-436-4460 with any questions.

Fritz Gunther is attending the Finger Lakes Building Officials Association (FLBOA) 2020 Annual Training Conference in Rochester NY

Bundled wires in the 2017 National Electrical Code - When wires are bundled, there needs to be an adjustment factor that is outlined in Section 310.15(B)(3)(a) Adjustment Factors. In these photos, there appears to be about thirty (30), 14-gauge NM wires bundled together. Table 310.15(B)(3)(a) states that when there are 30 conductors bundled together, the individual wires need to be adjusted to 45% of their rating. That would require these 14-gauge NM wires in these photos to be on a circuit breaker with a maximum overcurrent protection rating of 6.75 amps and not 15 amps! Bundling three (3) conductors or less do not require derating. Bundling four (4) or more conductors require the use of Table 310.15(B)(3)(a). If you have any questions about derating of conductors, please feel free to contact us at 585-436-4460.

Adoption of the 2017 National Electrical Code in New York State Effective Date is May 12, 2020... On December 6, 2019, the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council adopted rules that amended and updated the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Code. On January 28, 2020, the Department of State, acting on behalf of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council, filed a Notice of Adoption of the 2020 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Code. The Notice of Adoption can be found in the February 12, 2020 New York State Register and can be viewed at https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/register/2020.html The official effective date of the 2020 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Code is set for May 12, 2020 for all local jurisdictions State-wide except for the City of New York. Chapter 35 titled, "Referenced Standards", in the 2020 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code refers to NFPA70-17 which is the 2017 National Electrical Code. Because of this Referenced Standard and the effective date of May 12, 2020, all building permits issued on or after May 12, 2020 must use the 2017 National Electrical Code. Historically, when a new Code is adopted in New York State there is typically a six-month grace period. However, on May 12, 2020, when the 2020 New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Code is scheduled to take effect, there will not be a grace period. What that means is that any Building Permit issued prior to May 12, 2020 will continue to follow the requirements of the 2014 National Electrical Code. Any new Building Permit issued on or after May 12, 2020 must follow the requirements set forth in the 2017 National Electrical Code. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the main office of New York Electrical Inspection Agency at 585-436-4460 or contact one of our professional electrical inspectors.