National Electrical Code 2005 Handbook (Special Order)

Boost NFPA 70™ compliance with the 2005 National Electrical Code® Handbook. It’s your “roadmap” to the NEC®.

Nobody understands the NEC better than NFPA®! For the know-how it takes to design, install, or inspect today’s complex electrical systems and equipment, rely on the 2005 National Electrical Code Handbook. This roadmap to NFPA 70 is the most valuable source of Code facts and commentary combined.

NFPA’s exclusive NEC Handbook provides you with:

• Explanations about NEC intent and practical use. Commentary from Code experts covers every article, from grounding to installation of special equipment.


• New commentary that brings you up-to-speed on the 2005 NEC’s first-time articles and major changes, such as the revised AFCI and GFCI requirements.


• The full 2005 NEC text. Only the official NEC Handbook has it!


• More than 500 full-color illustrations, wiring diagrams, and equipment photographs. Handbook users say the graphics are especially useful for discussing installation requirements with building owners, subcontractors, and inspectors.

It’s your complete source for advice about electrical installation and the NEC.

Real-world examples clarify application of the NEC in all types of scenarios, while tables, calcs, and schematics facilitate your work. For example, commentary for Article 250: Grounding includes numerous exhibits of proper grounding arrangements and examples on how to determine the size of grounding conductors. The Handbook’s inside covers explain the 2005 NEC’s common numbering system for Articles 770, 800, 820, and 830.

Base your work on the industry’s best electrical fire safety knowledge in the 2005 NEC Handbook! (Hardbound, 1,344 pp., 2005)