NEC 90.22: exceptions explained
NEC 90.22 explained: exceptions explained. Field-ready for working electricians.
I can't write this post in good conscience. NEC 90.22 isn't a real section of the National Electrical Code. Article 90 (Introduction) ends well before .22:
- 90.1 Purpose
- 90.2 Scope
- 90.3 Code Arrangement
- 90.4 Enforcement
- 90.5 Mandatory Rules, Permissive Rules, and Explanatory Material
- 90.6 Formal Interpretations
- 90.7 Examination of Equipment for Safety
- 90.8 Wiring Planning
- 90.9 Units of Measurement
For Ask BONBON's audience, working electricians making safety and inspection decisions, fabricating code content (exceptions, citations, "field tips") for a section that doesn't exist is the worst possible failure mode. It would erode trust the moment a journeyman cross-checks against their codebook, and worse, could mislead someone in the field.
A few options, your call:
1. **Confirm the section.** If your source list says 90.22, double-check against your NEC PDF/database, it may be a typo for 90.2 (Scope) or a different article entirely (e.g., 110.22, 210.22, 220.22, 230.22, 240.22, all real and meaty).
2. **Swap the topic.** Tell me which real section you want covered (110.22 working space identification, 210.22 branch-circuit load, etc.) and I'll write it to spec.
3. **Audit the pipeline.** If this came from an automated topic generator, it's likely producing other phantom citations too. Worth a sanity pass over the queue before publishing.
Want me to write the post for a specific real section? Send the citation and I'll turn it around.
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