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[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.org/25standardscourse.htm

[John Allingham]

Originally Posted by gromicko

http://www.nachi.org/25standardscourse.htm

It would be a lot of work, but a Canadian version would be nice. There are many differences.

[Nick Gromicko]

List them here and I'll have a Canadian version built for you.

[John Allingham]

Originally Posted by gromicko

List them here and I'll have a Canadian version built for you.

Can't do it. I know several but there are probably dozens (hundreds?).

[Nick Gromicko]

I don't think so. We have trouble finding much difference between U.S. and Canada on anything.

[John Allingham]

Here's a few from just one code: no GFI required in garages, no GFI required on sump pumps, AFCI required in bedrooms only. We seem to lag you guys a bit.

[Joe Farsetta]

BTW... GFCIs are not necessarily reguired on sump pumps here in the US either. If the device if fed via simplex receptacle, it is not required. GFCI on a sump pump is just plain DUMB anyway, IMO

[cboyd]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

BTW... GFCIs are not necessarily reguired on sump pumps here in the US either. If the device if fed via simplex receptacle, it is not required. GFCI on a sump pump is just plain DUMB anyway, IMO

I agree, I would rather take my chances with no gfci than a tripped one and don't know it, I know someone with a freezer on one not realizing it could trip the gfci and a week later... you can guess the rest. Could the motor on the pump not trip a gfci if the motor was getting old and drawing higher amperage? Another quick thought, we recommend a gfci on a pump they install one and the pump trips it, floods the basement, our fault???

[Darren St.jacques]

Originally Posted by cboyd

I agree, I would rather take my chances with no gfci than a tripped one and don't know it, I know someone with a freezer on one not realizing it could trip the gfci and a week later... you can guess the rest. Could the motor on the pump not trip a gfci if the motor was getting old and drawing higher amperage? Another quick thought, we recommend a gfci on a pump they install one and the pump trips it, floods the basement, our fault???

Could be Charles, I wouldn't want to find out though!
That's why I recommend a licensed electrician install any outlets- even if the client says "I can do that, I'm pretty handy"
For that matter, I think it is best for us to recommend any job requiring a license or a specific skill set, to the people that do it for a living.
Then it's left up to the client if they want to follow your advice or not....

[cboyd]

For sure Darren, but what I question is that we recommend a gfci, they hire a sparky and install correctly and still trips, floods basement. If it was a regular recepticle it would not have tripped, just a scenario I have wondered about. Maybe I am missing something. How much trouble could a HI get into?