Nā Rula Kānāwai Uila Lahui no ka uea waho

Aia ka NEC (National Electrical Code) i nā koi kikoʻī no ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā kaapuni waho a me nā lako.ʻO ka manaʻo nui o ka palekana e pili ana i ka pale ʻana i ka makū a me ka corrosion, ka pale ʻana i ka pōʻino kino, a me ka hoʻokele ʻana i nā pilikia e pili ana i ke kanu ʻana ma lalo o ka lepo no nā uwea waho.Me ka hapa nui o nā pāhana uwila waho, ʻo nā koina pili pili e pili ana i ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā pahu waho waho a me nā lako kukui, a me ka holo ʻana i nā uwea ma luna a ma lalo o ka honua.ʻO nā koi o nā code oihana me ka "papa inoa" i ʻōlelo ʻia, pono e ʻae ʻia nā huahana i hoʻohana ʻia no ka noi e kekahi keʻena hoʻāʻo i ʻae ʻia, e like me UL (underwriters Laboratories ma mua).

No na Puke Uila waho

ʻO ka hapa nui o nā lula e pili ana i nā puka waho waho no ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i ka hopena o ka haʻalulu, ʻo ia ka pilikia nui e hiki mai ana i kēlā me kēia manawa e pili pono ana ka mea hoʻohana me ka honua.ʻO nā lula nui no nā pahu waho waho:

• Pono ka pale ʻana i ka Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter no nā pahu waho waho.Hiki ke hana ʻia nā ʻokoʻa kūikawā no ka hoʻoheheʻe hau a i ʻole nā ​​mea hana deicing, kahi e hoʻohana ʻia ai nā mea hana e kahi puka hiki ʻole ke komo.Hiki ke hāʻawi ʻia ka pale GFCI i koi ʻia e GFCI receptacles a i ʻole GFCI circuit breakers.
• Pono nā hale i hoʻokahi pahu waho ma mua a ma hope o ka hale no ka maluhia o ka naʻau.Pono e hiki koke mai ka honua a hoʻonoho ʻia ʻaʻole ʻoi aku ma mua o 6 1/2 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka papa (kiʻekiʻe honua).
• ʻO nā balconies a me nā papa i hoʻopili ʻia me ke komo ʻana i loko (me ka puka i loko o ka hale) pono e loaʻa kahi pahu i ʻoi aku ma mua o 6 1/2 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka lāʻau a i ʻole ka papahele hele wāwae.Ma ke ʻano he ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo maʻamau, pono e loaʻa i nā hale kahi pahu ma kēlā me kēia ʻaoʻao o ka lāʻau a i ʻole ka papahele i hiki ke loaʻa mai ka honua.
• ʻO nā pahu ma nā wahi pulu (ma lalo o nā uhi pale, e like me ka hale lanai) pono e pale i ka wā (WR) a loaʻa kahi uhi pale ʻino.
• ʻO nā ʻeke ma nā wahi pulu (i ʻike ʻia i ke aniau) pono ke kūpaʻa i ke aniau a loaʻa iā ia kahi uhi “hoʻohana” pale ʻia a i ʻole hale.Hāʻawi kēia uhi i ka pale ʻana i ka wā i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka wā e hoʻopili ʻia ai nā kaula i loko o ka pahu.
• Pono ka loko ʻauʻau paʻa e komo i kahi ʻeke uila ʻaʻole kokoke i 6 kapuaʻi a ʻaʻole ʻoi aku ma mua o 20 kapuaʻi mai ka lihi kokoke loa o ka loko.ʻAʻole ʻoi aku ke kiʻekiʻe o ka pahu ma mua o 6 1/2 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka papa wai.Pono e loaʻa i kēia pahu ka pale GFCI pū kekahi.
• ʻO nā pahu i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā ʻōnaehana pauma ma nā loko a me nā spas ʻaʻole pono e kokoke ma mua o 10 kapuaʻi mai nā paia o loko o kahi loko paʻa, spa, a i ʻole ka wai wela inā ʻaʻohe pale GFCI i hāʻawi ʻia, a ʻaʻole kokoke ma mua o 6 kapuaʻi mai nā paia o loko. he loko paʻa a i ʻole ka spa inā mālama ʻia lākou i ka GFCI.Pono kēia mau ʻeke i nā ʻeke hoʻokahi i lawelawe ʻole i nā mea hana ʻē aʻe.

No ke kukui o waho

E pili ana nā lula no ka hoʻomālamalama ʻana o waho e pili ana i ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea paʻa i helu ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā wahi pulu a pulu paha:

• Pono e helu ʻia nā mea kukui ma nā wahi pulu (pale ʻia e ka eave e kau ana a i ʻole ka hale) no nā wahi pulu.
• Pono e hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻia nā mea kukui ma nā wahi pulu/ʻike ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā wahi pulu.
• Pono nā pahu uila i kau ʻia i luna no nā mea uila a pau e paʻa i ka ua a i ʻole ka ʻili. 
• ʻAʻole pono nā kukui o waho i ka pale GFCI.
• Pono e helu ʻia nā ʻōnaehana kukui haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa e kahi ʻoihana hoʻāʻo i ʻae ʻia ma ke ʻano he ʻōnaehana holoʻokoʻa a i ʻākoakoa ʻia mai nā ʻāpana pākahi i helu ʻia.
• ʻAʻole pono e kokoke aku ma mua o 5 kapuaʻi ka mamao o nā kukui uila haʻahaʻa (luminaires).
• Pono nā mea hoʻololi no nā kukui haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa ma nā wahi hiki ke loaʻa.
• Pono e loaʻa nā hoʻololi e hoʻomalu ana i ka loko wai a i ʻole nā ​​kukui spa a i ʻole nā ​​pamu ma kahi o 5 kapuaʻi mai nā paia waho o ka loko a i ʻole ka spa ke ʻole lākou e hoʻokaʻawale ʻia mai ka loko a i ʻole ka spa e ka paia.

No na Uea iwaho a me na Auwai

ʻOiai ʻo ke kelepona NM maʻamau he ʻaʻahu waho vinyl a me ka hoʻokaʻawale wai ʻole a puni ke kanaka e alakaʻi ana i nā uea, ʻaʻole ia i manaʻo ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā wahi o waho.Akā, pono e ʻae ʻia nā kaula no ka hoʻohana ʻana i waho.A i ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka conduit, aia nā lula hou no ka hahai ʻana.ʻO nā lula kūpono no nā uwea waho a me nā ʻauwaha penei:

• Pono e hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻia nā uwea i hōʻike ʻia a kanu ʻia paha no kāna noi.ʻO ke kaula UF ʻano ʻo ia ka mea maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā uwila waho.
• Hiki ke kanu pololei ʻia ke kaula UF (me ka ʻole o ke kahawai) me ka liʻiliʻi o 24 iniha o ka uhi honua.
• ʻO nā uwea i kanu ʻia i loko o ka metala ʻoʻoleʻa (RMC) a i ʻole ke awāwa waena (IMC) pono e loaʻa ma kahi o 6 iniha o ka uhi honua;ʻO nā uwila i loko o ka PVC conduit pono e loaʻa ma kahi o 18 iniha o ka uhi.
• Pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia i nā auwai a i ʻole nā ​​uwea maʻemaʻe me ka pōhaku ʻole.
• Pono e kanu ʻia nā uwila haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa (ʻaʻole ʻoi aku ma mua o 30 volts) ma kahi o 6 iniha ka hohonu.
• Pono e pale ʻia ka hoʻololi ʻana mai lalo a i luna o ka ʻāina mai ka hohonu o ka uhi i makemake ʻia a i ʻole 18 iniha (ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi) a hiki i kona wahi hoʻopau ma luna o ka honua, a i ʻole 8 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka papa.
• Pono e 22 1/2 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka ʻili o ka wai a i ʻole ka ʻili o ka paepae luʻu ʻo nā uwea lawelawe uila e kau ana ma luna o ka loko, spa, a i ʻole ka wai wela.
• Pono nā uwea hoʻouna ʻikepili a i ʻole uea (kelepona, pūnaewele, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe) ma kahi o 10 kapuaʻi ma luna o ka ʻili o ka wai i loko o nā loko, nā spas, a me nā pā wela.