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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Question:
Hello Charlie, and thank you for providing this service to the industry, I look forward to reading the responses every morning. We are getting some electrical equipment in from Singapore to be used in California. Does the equipment need to be rewired to code to be used here in the States? Thanks, John Roberts
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Answer:
Hello John, great question. From a strictly electrical code standpoint, any electrical equipment imported from another country and installed in a jurisdiction where the
NEC® is adopted, would need to be approved in accordance with Section 110.2. The local AHJ may use any the methods in Section 110.3 for examining the equipment for approval. Depending on the type of electrical equipment the
NEC® may require it to be listed. If the equipment is not listed by an OSHA recognized NRTL, a field evaluation may be required for approval by the AHJ. If the equipment’s integral wiring is not installed/wired in accordance with the applicable standards used by the
Field Evaluation Body (FEB), modifications to the equipment wiring may need to be made.