How to Get a Free Copy of the 2. National Electric Code NFPA 7. October 1. 1, 2. 01. Fred email Editors Note One of our regular readers, Trebor, mentioned how much he enjoyed that we include references to building code in our Pro Follows. Wow 1.12.1 Full. Understanding and following local regulations are an important part of any home improvement project, and Trebors comment reminded me that we have these great instructions for obtaining free access to the 2. NEC. In addition, here are links for free access to the 2. International Residential Code IRC and International Building Code IBC, and dont forget to have underground lines located before you dig. The National Electric Code NEC is published by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA. The NFPA recovers part of its code development costs by selling code books. However, they do make available a limited use online copy of the 2. NEC. Unfortunately, the NFPA intentionally makes this free online version difficult to find and use. If the free online version were easy to use, no one would buy the books I tell you how to access the free version below. New If you are a Google Plus User and find this how to helpful, we would appreciate it if you would give us a 1 using the button on the left. Autoblog brings you automotive news, reviews and car pictures. Research and compare cars, find local dealers, calculate loan payments, find your cars book value and. Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 2014 MICHIGAN ELECTRICAL CODE RULES Part 8 INCORPORATING THE 2014 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. NEC 2014 CodE REviEw A GuidE foR usE of ElECtRiCAl PRoduCts in Hazardous Locations. I/61FNNjL8RCL.jpg' alt='National Electric Code 2014' title='National Electric Code 2014' />It tells Google that this information was valuable for us to publish Before I give you the steps, you should know that the best way to get access to the code for free is to go to your local librarys reference section. Most libraries will have every recent version of the code on their shelves, and you can make photocopies of the sections you need for your job. I actually used this approach for a recent wall oven installation. Virtual Music Jukebox 9 Keygen For Mac on this page. I didnt have any cash on hand for the photocopies, so I took photos with my i. Phone and printed them when I got back home. It worked great, and our wall oven is installed to code specifications Many districts will be phasing in the 2. NEC as their electric code standard over the next few years. You should always check with your local Government to determine what code is enforced in your area. For instance, when I started my basement project in 2. Baltimore Co. MD was still enforcing the 2. NEC, but had included several amendments. Some jurisdictions dont use NFPAs codes at all. Step by Step Instructions to Get the Code. To obtain limited free access to the NEC, you must sign up for a free NFPA account. Heres how Step 1 Click here to go to the NFPAs NEC home page. Step 2 Scroll down the page and click View the 2. Edition Online. See this image for help. If you arent already logged in and you likely arent at this point, this link will take you to a login or sign up page. Step 3 Click the Create an account link. Step 4 Enter your data into the resulting forms. NOTE Make sure to use a valid e mail address. You will need to confirm your membership email address before you can proceed. Step 5 NFPA will send you an email to confirm your account. Open the email and click the included verify link. Step 6 Upon completing Step 5, your browser should be taken back to the NFPA site to load the code in a new window. Click the Open link. If your browser does not return to the site, simply go back to the link in Step 1 above, select the link at the bottom of the resulting page for Read the 2. You should then be taken to this screen. NOTE You MUST have JAVA installed to run the plugin that loads the NEC. If you do not have JAVA installed, your browser should prompt you to install it. If youve been successful, youll see the NEC 2. Limitations of the Online Version of the NECSingle page scrolling back and forth through the document. No search. No printing. No saving. Viewing Older Versions 2. Code. After youve created an account, older versions of the code can be viewed via the drop down box on the code home page.