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<br />ii SECTIon 22 - APPaOVED METHODS - No oertificate of approval shall be
<br />ii issued unless -the inatallation is in s'crict conformity wi;;h the provisions of
<br />" this ordinance, the Statutes of the State of Texas, and the rules and rogulation
<br />; issued by the Industrial Canmission of the State of Texas under authori;;y of the;
<br />is;;ate statutes. I
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<br />, All joints in or to branch lighting cirouits shall have soldered con- :
<br />I: nections. All ceiling outlets in buildings not of conoreto or steel constructio
<br />:! shall be provided with a wooden header two inches by four inches lumber seourely
<br />!I fastened to studding with the four inch size at rit:;ht angles to the plaoe of the
<br />'I light opening. All lighting outlets shall be equipped with 3/8 inch fixture
<br />Ii studs except in closets, basements, garages and attic spaces.
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<br />In cold storage vl:l.u1ts, all wiring shall be lead oovered, encased in
<br />galvanized oonduit. All lighting equipment shall be of the vapor proof type.
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<br />SECTIOlT 23 .. TYPE OF ',iIilmG Ilf CERTAIN STRUCTURES. Knob and tube work
<br />;' and non-metal1ic oable shall not be used, exoept that they may be used within i
<br />, a building or structure of frame, or frame a:nd veneer,oonstruction, where such l,
<br />,\ building or structure is designed far ocoupanoy exclusively as a dwelling for (
<br />I not more than t;wo families, and of not over six circuits, on the servioe or ser- l
<br />II' vioes supplying the building or premises to be served; provided, however, that ~.
<br />eight circuits will be allowed if all branoh circuits are not smaller than No. "
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<br />I, Surface wooden raoeways, armored type iLC, or concentric wiring syster'1.S
<br />it are not approved for use for wiring under alW condition.
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<br />I: Open wiring is c:a.pproved only for temporary work, and in central sta-
<br />I tions, sub-stations, transformer vaults and at switohboards. E1sev.rhere -than in
<br />Ii central stations and sub-stations, all oircuits operating at more than 600 volts
<br />~ shall enter buildings or struotures in conduit ron underground. Surface exten-
<br />i' sions or installations must have an approved metal enclosur~ and the metal en-
<br />il closure shall not be used as one of' the oonductors of the cJ.rcuit. I
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<br />'! All sockets within reaoh of persons standing or otherwise touohing the
<br />11 earth or grounded surfaces, such as floors or condu'bting material, bathroom,
<br />I~ fixtures, kitchen sinks or other grounded surfaces shall be controlled by a wall
<br />I! sv.ritch or Viall switohes 'Whioh shall be i\11ly insulated from the operator.
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<br />il All wires exp,osed to weather must be weather proof type.
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<br />II All serncee and "interior" sub-feeders to distribution panels shall
<br />il be installed in rigid galvanized oonduit, except that within six feet of a buildt
<br />I',. ing, measured horizontally, from which a sub-feeder originates, will be consid- I
<br />' ered "interior", as that term is used in this paragraph. \{here conduit fittings I
<br />;, are used ahead of motor cabinet, same shall be sealable type.
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<br />I Entrance switohes, except on swithhboard installations, must be of
<br />!, externally operatable type, and all distribution cabinets of more than four cir-
<br />Ii Quits installations must be ot the dead tront typo vtith vriring spaoe.
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<br />,.1 All entra.noe switohes and distribution cabinets rated at thirty ampere
<br />': or less, are to be equ:i,pped with automatic over current protective devioes so !
<br />Ii designed that the rating of the protective element is definite and cannot readil~
<br />II be changed from one rating to another. I
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<br />ii Ylhere miters are installed in inacoessible places in houses or build- '
<br />:i ings and the eleotrio public servioe ccmpa.ny desires to relocate said meter
<br />i1loops for oonvenience in the rendering of i1:is service, it may, upon request to
<br />the City Eleotrical Inspector, have a master e1eotrician reinstall meter loops
<br />to a point 'Where the same \'1ould be located if the house or building VTere having
<br />a new system of wiring installed, and all such work so done at tho request of
<br />the electric public service company shall be pertorn~thout cost to the owner
<br />unless said relocation is the result of said wiring lfeen condemned b~r the
<br />City Electrioal Inspector for praotices in violation of the Ordi~nces of the
<br />City of La Porte.
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