Paul W. Abernathy

Ask Paul | National Electrical Code

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Welcome to Ask Paul the podcast where nationally recognized electrical code experts answer your electrical code-related questions on a weekly podcast. Join us as we answer questions submitted on the www. PaulAbernathy.com website. Get answers from National Electrical Code Panel Members who give their own opinions to answering NEC-related questions. Please be sure to visit https://fasttraxtube.com and subscribe for a FREE ACCOUNT to listen to all our new podcasts starting March 1, 2024. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-paul-national-electrical-code--49711...

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Paul W. Abernathy

Episodes

Let’s Ask Paul | Episode 131 | Single Gang Nail-up’s – Tabs or Clamps 25.06.2023 19:51

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are about single gang nail-ups and if those are tabs or clamps. While the de...

Let’s Ask Paul | Episode 130 | Can you MEG at 1000V on 600V Conductors? 16.06.2023 17:38

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode is about using 1000V with a megometer on 600V rated insulated conductors. If...

Let’s Ask Paul | Episode 129 | PVC Raceway with Rigid Metal Conduit Transitions 16.06.2023 12:51

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are tthe use of rigid metal conduit with PVC Raceeways and PVC Lb's. If you...

Let’s Ask Paul | Episode 128 | What Grounding and Bonding Violation do you see the most? 04.06.2023 25:36

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are improper cases to neutral connections on the load side of the service di...

Let’s Ask Paul | Episode 127 | Final Debate on Back Stabs and Wagos 04.06.2023 21:48

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are about backstabbed devices on TikTok and the new Wago-integrated devices...

Let's- Ask Paul Mobile | National Electrical Code 24.05.2023 12:58

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Let's Ask Paul | Episode 126 | Neutrals as Current Carrying Conductors 24.05.2023 34:12

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are about when a neutral conductor is to be considered a current-carrying co...

Let's Ask Paul | Episode 125 | Please explain 310.12(A) through (D) Again 02.05.2023 37:34

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are about the use of 310.12(A) through (D) and how you would apply it on an...

Let's Ask Paul | Episode 124 | Explain Room Air Conditioners and Branch Circuits 02.05.2023 40:03

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode are Room Air Conditioners and the branch circuits associated with them. If y...

Ask Paul | National Electrical Code 25.04.2023 15:18

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Let's Ask Paul | Episode 123 | GEC and Ferrous Raceways, more than 90-degree bends and Wago’s 11.04.2023 30:09

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode include the use of brass fittings at the end of ferrous raceways that protec...

Mobile Ask Paul | Paul's Opinion on Wago's and More 06.04.2023 17:40

Join Paul for this mobile podcast where he talks about Wago's and his opinions of them. Paul also talks about an upcoming podcast on the changes in section 680.26(B) for the 2023 NEC via a recently overturned emergency nature TIA. If you are interested in learning the National Electrical Code from an industry expert who knows how to break it down into easy-to-understand terms then visit https://fa...

Mobile Ask Paul | How To Cheat on Exam 04.04.2023 17:04

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Mobile Let's Ask Paul | National Electrical Code 27.03.2023 16:23

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Let's Ask Paul | Episode 122 | Multipole GFCI in Old Homes and EV Chargers on NM Cable. 26.03.2023 23:32

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered in this episode include the use of GFCIs on multiwire branch circuits in older homes and how...

Let's Ask Paul | Episode 121 | Exam Troubles – I failed by only a few points. HELP 26.03.2023 25:31

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topic covered in this episode is the reality of failing an electrical exam. If you fail by one or two point...

Let's Ask Paul | Episode 120 | Service Disconnects, Stair Butler, and Website Changes 26.03.2023 33:03

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered is questions about what disconnection means on services, what’s this stair butler thing, and...

Ask Paul | National Electrical Code 21.03.2023 14:37

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Ask Paul | National Electrical Code 14.03.2023 15:17

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Let's Ask Paul | Episode 119 | Motors, Main Breakers and Subs, LEDs in Closets, and Stiff NM Cable 08.03.2023 36:19

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the questions submitted by a listener. The topics covered are when is the nameplate used to size conductors to motors, can you have a 150A Service Dis...

Let's Ask Paul | Episode 118 | Random NEC Questions Submitted via Portal 04.03.2023 27:51

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the question that has been submitted via the PaulAbernathy.com online questions portal. You can send all your electrical code-related questions as wel...

Let's Ask Paul | Episode 117 | 2023 NEC Changes to Article 90, 100, and 110 04.03.2023 1:15:21

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the question explaining the significant changes in Articles 90, 100, and 110 of the 2023 National Electrical Code. If you are looking to learn more ab...

Ask Paul | National Electrical Code 14.02.2023 15:48

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Ask Paul | National Electrical Code 13.02.2023 17:16

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Let's Ask Paul | Episode 116 | Reversing XFMR’s, FMC in Wet or Damp Locations, and Two Kitchens 12.02.2023 42:11

Listen as Paul Abernathy, CEO, and Founder of Electrical Code Academy, Inc. the leading electrical educator in the country, as he answers more questions from the Let’s Ask Paul Portal over at www. PaulAbernathy.com. In this episode, Paul will tackle the question explaining the question about can you take a transformer and reverse wire it and things to think about, installing FMC in a wet or damp l...