- Location
- Windsor, CO NEC: 2017
- Occupation
- Service Manager
1.) NEC Section/Paragraph: 250.54, and all that reference it
2.) Proposal Recommends: [revised text]
3.) Proposal: Change the term "supplementary" to "superfluous".
4.) Substantiation: The two terms, "supplemental" and "supplementary" are synonymous in the English language. It would be easier to distinguish between the two concepts if the type of electrode function specified in 250.54 were changed.
Supplemental is generally defined as "compensating for a deficiency", which can be makes sense when applied to the requirement described in 250.53(D)(2).
The function described in 250.54 would be more aptly re-named, as there is no deficiency in the grounding electrode system that this electrode is serving, and often is superfluous in it's nature.
2.) Proposal Recommends: [revised text]
3.) Proposal: Change the term "supplementary" to "superfluous".
4.) Substantiation: The two terms, "supplemental" and "supplementary" are synonymous in the English language. It would be easier to distinguish between the two concepts if the type of electrode function specified in 250.54 were changed.
Supplemental is generally defined as "compensating for a deficiency", which can be makes sense when applied to the requirement described in 250.53(D)(2).
The function described in 250.54 would be more aptly re-named, as there is no deficiency in the grounding electrode system that this electrode is serving, and often is superfluous in it's nature.