The Key West citizen., 1954-02-22

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| Kitchen, dining room, breakfast
room, living room, p2rlor. library.
den. sun room, recreation room,
and bedroom, so that any point
on the wall, when measured horl-
zontally along the wall. will not
be more than ten feet distant from
a convenience receptacle. Any wall
space in excess Of four feet and
interrupted by door opening,
shall have a receptacle installed
within that area. even though I
may be nearer than twenty feet
to another receptacle required IN
that section of the room.
(pl When Paragraph (ol above
has been complied with in resident
ial occupancies. additional recep-
ltaeles may be installed without an
| increase in the number of branch
circuits, provided the possible de-
mand has not been increased. and
! provided permission is obtained
from the Electrical Inspector 10
install such additional convenience
receptacles.
| (ql For the small appliance load
! in kitchens, laundrieS. pantries,
dining rooms and breakfast rooms
| of dwelling occupancies. one or
more hranch-circuits shall be pro-
vided for all receptacle outlets
! (other than outlets for clocks in
these rooms, and such circuits
shall have no other outlets thereon.
| The conductors of such circuits
/ shall be not smaller than No. II.
(r) The use of non-metalllc shea
thed cable, referred to as "romex"
shall be restricted TO buildings OF
frame construction which do not
require more than four lighting
circuits. "Romex" is prohibited
under the first floor unless the bot
tom of the floor joists is more than
three feet above the finished grade
/ line. When "romex" is used in
frame structures as provided a.
bove, it shall be run through holes
bored in the center of joiStS. A
running board shall be placed over
the cable when it is run within
six feet of the access opening TO
the attic.
Isl 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to tamper with any wiring
installation, protective device. or
equipment, or to do any work or
make any changes thereon, unless
he is qualified to do so as pro-
vided for in Sections 4, S and II
| I'D of this Ordinance.
(t) Bells, buzzers, chimes and
other low-voltage installations shall
be made in workmanlike man.
ner, with care being taken to pro-
tect the circuit-conductors against
mechanical injury and moisture.
For this protection, rigid conduit
or metal tubing shall be used.
(u) Portable cords attached to
music boxes, marble machines,
floor or table lamps and other
similar equipment, shall not ex-
coed six feet in length when mea-
sured from the equipment to the
outlet supplying its current. Cords
shall not be nailed down, tackled,
or held with strings or other sup
ports, but shall be left free and
clear.
/ (v) Pull boxes and junction boxes
must conform to the following spe-
cific ations:
1 In straight pulls, the length Of
the box shall not be less than
eight times the trade diameter Of
the largest raceway.
In angle or "u" pulls, the dis
ltance between each raceway entry
inside the box and the opposite
wall of the box, shall not be less
than six times the trade diameter
of the raceway. This distance shall
be increased for additional entries
by the amount of the total sum
of the diameters of all the other
raceway entries into the box on
the same wall Of the box. The dis
Itance between raceway entries
housing the same conductor shall
not be less than six times the
trade diameter of the largest race
way.
| (w) Qualified electricians shall
be required to supervise and pa
troll all temporary electrical in
stallations for carnivals, circuses,
and fairs during their operation in
the City of Key West, Florida, as
well as any other similar wiring
system, using current for light,
heat or power in highly congested
areas, in order that life and prop
lerty may be protected. This super
vision shall be required regardless
of the manner in which the cleo
Itricity is generated or supplied.
The number of qualified electri-
clans required to supervise in this
manner, shall be determined by
the Chief Electrical Inspector.
(x) Separately metered conduct
lors shall not be installed in the
same raceway, but shall be isolat-
ed so that cross-connections can
not easily be made.
| (y) Flourescent strip lighting
shall not exceed the following wat
Itage per circuit:
| High Dower-fac ctOr 900 watts