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On 2019-12-23 by (mod) - a little history of Hatfield electrical wire

Hatfield's Hatflex wire, widely sold as 14/2 w/g and 12/2 w/g as well as some larger dimensions up to at least 8 AWG was sold into the 1970s but I think not later, from sources I could find, cited below. Some supplies of Hatflex plastic-insulated NMC are occasionally found for sale at auction. I have not seen older Hatfield Hatflex wire on sale, though it's found still in service in some buildings.

Legal actions involving Hatfield Wire & Cable co. don't appear after th 1970s. cf Newman v. Hatfield Wire & Cable Co., 113 N.J.L. 484 [174 A. 491, 494]

Hatfield Electronics appears in two database entries in the 1996 edition of

The safety of older Hatfield HATFLEX electrical wire is most-likely based not on its age but rather on its physical condition.

"Hatfield" has a long role in the history of electridal wiring. Early vulcanied bitumen wire with a jute braid, vulcanized bitumen (V.B. Cables) were first installed aty Hatfield House for the Marwquis of Salisbury whose home was lit by his own lighting plant in 1882. - Black, Robert Monro, The History of Electric Wires and Cables. See IEEE HIstory of Technology, Series 4. Robert Black, M.Sc., Ph.D., C.Chem., MRSC, BICC Research and Engineering Limited, London.

Peter please also note the listing of Hatfield- Hatflex wire at FABRIC NMC WIRE INSULATION IDENTIFICATION

On 2019-12-23 by peter phippin - hatflex 14 ga wire

do they still make hatflex 14 ga wire and if not when did they stop

Hatfield HATFLEX 2/C 14 AWG NM WITH GROUND 600V as shown above being sold at auction.

On 2019-12-18 - by (mod) -

Steve you posted this at https://inspectapedia.com/electric/Old-House-Wiring-FAQs.php

On 2019-12-18 by Steve Houze

Hello ,can you reattach the wire together, I was putting a drop ceiling tiles and hit one of porcelain tubes

On 2018-12-14 by Anonymous

Emerson definite purpose compressor motor model. T63BXCBZ1216

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Emerson definite purpose compressor motor model. T63BXCBZ1216

On 2018-11-02 - by (mod) - electrical inspector doesn't look at sewer piping

Anon:

In most jurisdictions an electrical inspector doesn't look at sewer piping - they are (mostly) different systems (except that of course your sewer system might be using a sewage pump that's electrical).

But a general code compliance inspection - for example for a certificate of occupancy or "CO" is more broad in scope.

So the answer is, as Mark Cramer says, "... it depends" in this case on what inspections you're required to have for whatever you're doing at your property.

Breannda:

Sorry but we couldn't see enough of your wire or its part identification to tell you its composition. It looks like plastic covered wire, perhaps steel or tinned copper. I have not come across braided multi-strand aluminum wire.

On 2018-11-02 - by (mod) - electrical power trouble in Louisiana

Anon:

In most jurisdictions an electrical inspector doesn't look at sewer piping - they are (mostly) different systems (except that of course your sewer system might be using a sewage pump that's electrical).

But a general code compliance inspection - for example for a certificate of occupancy or "CO" is more broad in scope.

So the answer is, as Mark Cramer says, "... it depends" in this case on what inspections you're required to have for whatever you're doing at your property.

On 2018-11-02 0 by Anonymous

I am in Louisiana and will have an inspection on our hook up tomorrow in order to get the power turned on. Is an inspection of the sewer system also required?

Are the two even related? I've heard several homeowners in this parish say their electricity hook up didn't pass because if a problem with the sewer system. Wondering if that is legal.

On 2018-07-01 by Breannda Malnar - Surprenant product Wire and Cable Division International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Clinton, Mass.

I found a partial spool of wire that I have no idea what it is made from. On it's label it says N.E.C STANDARD Marker: 1 Brown Thread or Surface Printing.

The other side of the label says a Surprenant product Wire and Cable Division International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation Clinton, Mass. It is covered with a white plastic like insulation and is silver colored with multiple strands braided. I just want to know what it is made out of
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On 2018-06-20 - by (mod) -

Hmm. Interesting idea. The concern, of course, is that the 220VAC range circuit is fused for some much higher amps than the 120VAC circuit that's needed to power the gas range controls.

The larger wire size on the range circuit isn't an issue.

But in the electrical panel you'll want to change the circuit breaker to a 15A or 20A (check what your gas range control wants) circuit breaker, two pole, using a common internal trip tie.

A secondary issue can arise: the fat high amps wires may not easily fit the circuit breaker. That's a topic to discuss and adjust with your electrician. Some electricians might trim the fat wire or connect a twist tie from the high amps wire to a #12 wire to the new breaker.

On 2018-06-20 by bsuminsc

I am replacing an electric range with a nat gas range which needs a 110V/120V service for the controls. Can I tie in a new duplex receptacle to the 220V range receptacle since it will no longer be used?


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