On word: Dishwashers.
I think the NEC has lost its way.
Codes are “one size fits all” solutions. I believe we’ve forgotten the very first paragraphs in the book. Remember the cautions that the code is a MINIMUM code for SAFETY, that the code is NOT a design manual, that a compliant installation might be inadequate by other measures?
More and more the NEC tries to “improve” Things. “Perfect” is the enemy of “good enough.” Just think of recent additions that require the use of products that didn’t even exist when the code proposals were written.
Other rules appear to exist solely for the convenience of the inspector.
The Code has extended its reach into new areas, proudly forging on, without regard for building design, utility jurisdiction, or changes in our lives.
Especially questionable are the rules that reach beyond the electrical trade into areas that are performed by other trades or are not subject to inspection.
As a result, two things have happened.
First, the code has grown from a pocketbook to a monstrosity larger than the New York phone book.
Second, we’re put in position where even the most conscientious tradesman finds he’s been (as one study argued) committing “three felonies a day.”
Left out of the code is pleasing the customer and good design.
