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(a) Any unapproved or defective electrical wiring or equipment, ordered repaired or replaced by the inspector, shall be corrected within ten days or any other period specified from the date of written notice. When violations are not corrected within the ten days or the specified time limit, the Chief Inspector shall notify the Board of Electrical Examiners immediately and request permission for suspension or revocation of the holder’s license.
(b) The Division of Building and Zoning Inspection is authorized to order electrical service discontinued from unapproved or defective wiring which has not been corrected after written notice has not been complied with. The Division is authorized to disconnect, without notice, any electric wiring or equipment deemed to be a hazard to persons or property.
(c) The Division of Building and Zoning Inspection, its inspectors or the local electric power company shall not be held liable for any damage or loss that might be caused by any discontinuation or disconnection of electrical service as provided for in this Building and Housing Code, having been ordered to protect persons and property.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
No person shall sell, offer for sale, display, advertise or distribute any unapproved electrical material, device or appliance which may be placed in use by attachment to an existing wiring outlet. A listing by Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., or by any other recognized laboratory acceptable to the Board of Electrical Examiners, shall be prima-facie evidence that such equipment is reasonably safe to persons and property and approved. The Board is authorized to grant provisional approval of or to reject any electrical materials, equipment, fixtures, appliances or devices which, in its opinion, comply or do not comply with accepted standards as to their fitness and safety for the use or purpose for which they are intended.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
(a) “Electric heating” means that portion of space conditioning that makes use of electricity as the source of energy. It shall be installed by licensed electricians in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
(b) Heat loss calculations shall be submitted and approved as specified in Chapter 1442.
(c) All sheet metal, duct work or forced air through pipes or other confined spaces shall be installed only by a licensed space conditioning contractor.
(Ord. 42-1981. Passed 2-23-81.)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: See Section 1422.99 for general Building and Housing Code penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)