jps.
by me
You may be right, your electrical inspector may be the AHJ, it is much more likely they are not.
by jps
What fact or statistic do you have to support that?
I do not have any statistic or fact to support that.
However in the three states I hold a license in, MA, RI, and CT it is a State level official or agency that is the AHJ.
It makes little sense to have every inspector be the "AHJ" just for this very reason brought up in this thread.
If each city or towns inspector was the AHJ then an EC would have to be a mind reader to figure out each local AHJs interpretation of the NEC.
It makes much more sense to have the AHJ to be one central office, agency, person etc to make the interruptions and the decisions of the code allows of the AHJ.
This would be the same as saying that a police officer could change the laws at will.
When it is actually the courts or legislature that makes the laws.
Then your argument cleverly moves form that being a misstatement to (paraphrase) "whoever is giving you permission probably isn't the AHJ anyway".
Well I agree to a point, when I said....
"Your AHJ is wrong to let it slide and you are wrong for doing it. (Unless your area has an amendment.)"....I should have said...
"Your Inspector is wrong to let it slide and you are wrong for doing it. (Unless your area has an amendment.)"...and then I should have brought up the fact that the inspector is not likely the AHJ.
Now lastly, I do not have much patients when people are quick to criticize the NEC but have never tried to change it.
IMO, either try to use the NEC as is or make the effort to change it.
Bob
[This message has been edited by iwire (edited 01-27-2007).]
