Many districts will be phasing in the 2011 NEC as their electric code standard over the next few years. It worked great, and our wall oven is installed to code specifications! I didn’t have any cash on hand for the photocopies, so I took photos with my iPhone and printed them when I got back home. I actually used this approach for a recent wall oven installation. 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.
National electrical codebook for free#
It tells Google that this information was valuable for us to publish!īefore 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 library’s reference section. 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. (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. Unfortunately, the NFPA intentionally makes this free online version difficult to find and use. However, they do make available a limited-use online copy of the 2011 NEC. The NFPA recovers part of its code development costs by selling code books. The National Electric Code (NEC) is published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). In addition, here are links for free access to the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC), and don’t forget to have underground lines located before you dig. Understanding and following local regulations are an important part of any home improvement project, and Trebor’s comment reminded me that we have these great instructions for obtaining free access to the 2011 NEC. Editors Note: One of our regular readers, Trebor, mentioned how much he enjoyed that we include references to building code in our Pro-Follows.
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