Telephone communication wires installed in a wood framed wall generally should be separated by at least _____ inch(es) from NM cable (romex) at 120 volts.

A single family dwelling with an indoor packaged hot tub assembly may utilize romex as a wiring method if it ___________.

An emergency disconnecting means is required for a hot tub not less than 5 feet and within sight.

An outdoor hot tub requires a common bonding grid to eliminate any voltage gradient in the area. The bonding conductor must be at least a _____ AWG copper wire.

Which, if any, circuit conductors may be installed with the GFCI protected conductors in a nonmetallic raceway used for an underwater swimming pool light?

Which of the below is a true statement?

A one family dwelling unit swimming double insulated pool pump motor circuit connection may be installed with _____ in the interior of the structure.

Insulated service drop conductors rated 120 volts to ground with a bare grounded neutral conductor is installed over a swimming pool. They shall be a minimum of _____ feet above the water level.

A park trailer is intended to be used for ___________.

Mobile home disconnecting means shall be located not less than _____ feet above finished grade.

The minimum size service for a mobile home in a mobile home park is _____ amperes.

Type NM cable (romex) is used as a temporary construction branch circuit. It is limited to _____ floors above grade.

The length of a supply cord to a 120-volt rated room air-conditioner shall not exceed _____ feet.

An owner of a nice home wants to install a walk-in freezer in his garage area. It has an evaporator fan motor inside.

Electric heat cable with a conductive floor covering installed in a bathroom floor shall _____.

A residence is installing a new heating load of 28,000 watts in base board heaters on a 240-volt circuits. They are on more than 3 hours at a time so the actual continuous duty load is 35,000 watts (125%). The minimum number of 30 ampere branch circuits to supply these heaters is _____.

A dwelling unit has a dishwasher connected with a cord and plug. The plug and receptacle is installed to facilitate removal for servicing or repairs and they are allowed to serve as the disconnect for this appliance if ____.

When a gas-fired central heating furnace is installed in a dwelling unit, is a disconnect required for the 1/8 HP blower motor?

If the overcurrent protective device rating is marked on the name plate of the appliance, the branch circuit overcurrent device shall be no more than _____ of the rating.

Branch circuit conductors within _____ inches of a ballast, within the ballast compartment shall be recognized for use at temperatures not lower than 90 degree C.

Which types of luminaries (light fixtures) are permitted in clothes closets?

Which types of luminaries (light fixtures) are not permitted in clothes closets?

A large clothes closet includes an area where both sides of the clothes hanging rods are exposed and accessible in the center of the closet. This storage space is considered _____ inches on either side of the hanging rods.

The defined space in a bathtub zone may not necessarily rise all the way up to the ceiling. In a clothes closet, the area defined as storage space rises up to _____ feet above the shelf.

A homeowner wants a track light installed over the bathtub in his residence.

Snap switches are required to be grounded ___________.

The height of a circuit breaker used as a switch shall not exceed _____ above the floor.

3-way and 4-way switches shall be wired so that all the switching is done in the ___________ conductor.

Flexible cord cannot be used as the ___________ wiring of a structure.

Concealed knob & tube wiring is not allowed in the hollow space of a wall where the space ___________.

Rigid Nonmetalic Conduit (RNC or PVC) is installed in a trench for a new service lateral. The local power company supplies the properly listed conduit in both gray and orange colors for the service and optics. The service lateral conduit can be ___________.

Power conductors in type NMC cable are manufactured in copper sizes ___________.

Type NM cable (romex) is permitted to connect fluorescent light fixtures in a residence in a dropped ceiling grid without support to a maximum length of not more than _____ feet.

The overall covering for type NMC cable shall be ___________.

NMB cable (romex) is required to be protected from physical damage when exposed.

A building has hallways with suspended T-bar ceilings to conceal air conditioning ducts. Open runs of NM (romex) are allowed in the dropped ceiling area if it is not used for environmental air-handling and the structure is classified as ___________.

A luminaire (light fixture) weighs over 50 pounds and it is supported from an outlet box. The code requires _____.

Threaded boxes not over 100 cubic inches that contain a device, shall be considered supported when 2 or more conduits on the same side are threaded into the box if each conduit is supported within _____ inches of that box.

In a combustible wall, the front edge of an outlet box may be set back no more than _____ inches from the finished surface.

A #4 copper conductor used for a residential dwelling unit branch circuit with 75 degree C terminations is rated for at least _____ amperes.

A 400 amp, single phase, 120/240 Volt parallel run could be composed of _____.

There are 4 separate raceways used to enclose paralleled conductors.

A 24-volt landscape lighting system installed with UF cable in the yard of a residence is permitted with a minimum cover of _____ inches.

What is the minimum burial depth of a Rigid Nonmetalic Conduict (PVC) when it is encased by 3 inches of concrete when it is ran under a road?

A new service lateral is installed 36 inches deep in a trench and it is not encased in concrete. It shall have a warning ribbon (caution tape) installed a minimum of _____ inches above the lateral conductors.

If the service entrance conductors are 350 KCMIL copper, what is the minimum size copper grounding electrode conductor if this is the sole connection to a metal water pipe electrode?

The grounding electrode conductor generally shall be installed without a splice, but ___________.

A structure has 2 separate services supplying the building.

Two ground rods are installed six feet apart for a 200 ampere residential service. These ground rods can be located ___________.

Some metal water piping systems can deteriorate with time and may even end up being replaced with a nonmetallic system. This is one reason the code requires a supplemental grounding electrode as a backup. If a ground rod is used as this supplemental electrode, how many are required?

The electrical service for a small building is grounded to an existing underground metal water pipe where it enters the structure. This location has no other electrodes available. What is the minimum number of driven ground rods that are required for a supplementary grounding electrode?

If an equipment grounding conductor is installed with a feeder to a separate structure, the equipment grounding conductor shall not be bonded to the ___________.

For a single family dwelling, the minimum size service disconnecting means shall be _____ amperes.

Service conductors that run above the top level of a window shall be permitted to be less than the _____ foot requirement.

An outbuilding on residential property is wired with one 20 ampere, 120-volt feeder for lighting and outlets.

The height of a wall switch for a lighting outlet in a dwelling unit can be no more than _____.

A living room in a dwelling unit has 3 entry points (doorways) into the room. What is the minimum requirement for the number of lighting outlet switches?

A wall switch in a dwelling unit can be installed ____.

Which rooms in a dwelling unit may have a receptacle outlet controlled by a switch used for lighting instead of a lighting outlet?

A dwelling unit dining room has a receptacle controlled by a wall switch instead of a lighting outlet.

A homeowner wants an occupancy sensor installed in his home office for lighting.

In order for the required receptacle outlet in the back of a dwelling unit to serve also as the required outlet for the air-conditioning equipment on the side of the home, it must be located within _____ feet of the unit.

An air-conditioner is located at grade level on the back of a residence. A receptacle outlet is also located on the back of a residence at a deck which is 3 feet above grade, within 10 feet of the AC equipment.

Floor boxes shall be considered to meet the requirement of the spacing receptacles on walls if they are ___________.

The residential small appliance branch circuit in a kitchen area ___________.

Given an island cabinet in a dwelling unit kitchen where the countertop is flat and you can’t mount a receptacle within 20 inches above the countertop, the receptacle can be a maximum of _____ inches below the countertop and still count as one of the required outlets.

The rating of a cord and plug connected central vacuum unit assembly shall not exceed _____ percent of the branch circuit rating it is installed on.

Tap conductors for household cooking equipment supplied from a 50-amp branch circuit shall have an ampacity of not less than _____.

Dwelling unit receptacle outlets shall be protected by arc-fault circuit interrupter protection ___________.

A dwelling unit has a single bathroom roughed in with a dedicated 20-ampere branch circuit which serves an outlet, light and exhaust fan in that room.

Does a duplex receptacle installed in a dwelling type occupancy for the refrigerator require GFCI protection?

A 10-2 romex is used as a 240-volt branch circuit for a hot water tank. The white insulated conductor shall be re-identified as a hot ungrounded conductor at the terminations.

Is a circuit breaker without a HACR marking suitable as a disconnecting means for an outdoor air conditioner?

For each yoke or strap containing one or more devices, a ______ volume allowance is made based on the largest conductor connected to the device to calculate box fill.

As a general rule, unless an exception is met, when one structure is fed from another…

As a general rule, conductors of Class II wiring as for a thermostat circuit ____ placed in any enclosure, box, raceway, etc., with conductors of electric light, power, Class I, and non-power limited fire alarm circuits.

Which shall have ground fault circuit interrupter protection?

An outdoor hot tub is installed…

In case someone gets stuck under water on the intake opening, an emergency shutoff or control is required for a hot tub….

Which is not a requirement for swimming pool bonding?

The number 8 solid copper conductor required for swimming pool bonding in the grid can be installed with…

The junction “deck box” for a no-niche luminaire (lighting fixture) for a swimming pool shall…

What is the minimum mounting height of an outdoor mobile home disconnect?

An outside mobile home disconnect shall…

The general rule is all ____ amp 120-volt single phase receptacles used for temporary wiring shall be GFCI protected.

If a fluorescent light is mounted on the wall above a dwelling unit clothes closet door, the minimum clearance to storage space is…

Which type of fixture is not allowed in a clothes closet?

No hanging luminaries (light fixtures), track lights, or ceiling fans are allowed over a bathtub within ___ feet horizontally and ___ feet vertically of the tub rim.

On a circuit, a 2-wire non-grounding existing receptacle is replaced with a GFCI type. It needs to be marked…

A switch needs to be located so that the operating handle when installed will not be higher than…

Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit (RNC or PVC) expands and contracts when installed outdoors. If this change is _____ or greater in a strait run between securely mounted items, expansion fittings are needed.

Flexible Metal Conduit (FMC or Flex) may have up to ____ quarter bends per run.

A # 8 copper Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (romex) conductor is rated at ___ amps using the ___ column of Table 310-16.

Where Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (romex) cable is installed within ___ ft. of an attic access without a permanent ladder, it shall be protected by running boards.

Type Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (romex) can be used in a residential building if it is ________ and the proper type construction.

A (RNC or PVC) Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit is installed as a sleeve or chase from a surface mounted panelboard, which does not penetrate a structural ceiling. “Jack Piping”

What is the smallest size aluminum AWG size you could use for a 300-ampere residential service installation?

If Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable (romex) are bundled together for longer than ___ inches, they shall be derated for allowable ampacities.

Nonmetallic Sheathed Cable (romex) installed in a residential dwelling unit…

In a multiwire branch circuit…

Raceways exposed to different temperatures…

Given an underground service lateral from a power company transformer to a customer owned service that you need to install.

When determining a proper depth of a ditch for an underground conduit.

A new installation of a branch circuit supplying a single-phase clothes dryer requires…

Listed Flexible Metallic (Flex) Conduit is an approved grounding means when…

Which is a true statement?

If a made electrode (ground rod) is to be used to ground a service….

Ground rods must be driven and can have…

If it is available on the job site, a metal water pipe that enters the building and is in direct contact with earth for ___ feet or more shall be connected as an electrode within ___ from emergence from the ground.

When an existing second building is supplied from the first, the neutral can be bonded when…

The minimum service entrance conductor ampacity is…

As a general rule, overhead service weatherheads…

Service entrance conductors…

A house with a separate structure like a shop has one service location with one service lateral with the meter attached to the home.

Service-drops not over 600 volts require…

An outside pole light…

Which is not a true statement of an outside feeder from one building to another?

A dwelling lighting load demand factor is ____ % for 3001 to 120,000 watts.

A wall switch for a light is required at each outdoor entry…

A required dwelling unit wall light switch for a room…

An air conditioner…

If installed in an attic, does a furnace require a 15 – 20 amp rated outlet for servicing the unit?

In a guest room of hotel or motel, does the number of receptacle outlets installed need to comply as in a dwelling unit of Section 210-52?

A 1500 square foot home; what are the least # of required circuits for lighting, small appliances, and laundry, with wood heat, (at 20 amp circuits)?

For a one family dwelling where part of the basement is finished but another portion is not….

In a dwelling unit bathroom, a receptacle is required on the wall next to the sink within…

In a dwelling unit kitchen where the exception allows a receptacle to be installed below the countertop, to count, the counter lip shall extend no more than ___ beyond the counter.

A GFCI protected 20-amp small appliance branch circuit…

On a multi-family structure, which loads are permitted to be supplied from a dwelling unit?

What is the maximum amperage allowed in a house for a 120-volt cord and plug connected load for a 15-amp circuit?

Given, 4 lights at 120 volts at 4.2 amps each on for over 3 hours at a time. How many minimum 20-amp circuits are needed to serve this load?

In a dwelling unit bathroom…

In a dwelling unit, the washing machine shall _____.

In a dwelling garage, a non-GFCI outlet installed for a Central Vacuum system shall be…

A branch circuit for a dwelling unit is ran out for a small storage building for an inside 120-volt outlet at grade level.

A multiwire branch circuit for a hot water tank using a line-to-line load requires…

If you use a 12-3 romex as travelers between 3-way switches with the white used to supply the switch.

The minimum working space for indoor electrical equipment is from the floor to ____ feet above the equipment or structural ceiling if lower.

When the term “In sight from” is used in the Code, what is the maximum distance permitted?

An area is considered a bathroom if…