The NC Building Code Council voted Tuesday morning to pass the 2008 NEC and make it North Carolina's Electrical Code, but there was a couple of amendments.
The 2008 NEC will take affect June 1, 2008
They are:
1- 210.12 The expansion to the AFCI to other rooms will not take place until January 1, 2009. This means that we will be using the 2005 code on where AFCI protection through December 31 and the 2008 Code will take over starting January 1, 2009.
2- 334.15 (C) The words Crawl Spaces was removed.
3- 406.8 (A) & (BE) The requirement for receptacles subject to wet or damp location be a listed weather-resistant type has been put off until January 1, 2009. This will match the requirements for AFCI Protection as when it will be required.
