Texas Electrical Excel

Welcome to the year 2020!  Well, for us in TX we are still in the year 2017. That means that if you are going to take your electrical exam, you will be testing out of the 2017 NEC code book. TDLR is adopting the 2020 NEC code by September 1st.  As of September 1st, the PSI exam for the electrical license will be based on that code. You can take your exam now until August under the 2017 code but after that, you will need to update to the new code. If you have already been approved to take the exam, you should really get on the ball and start studying now. 3 Routes to prepare for the NEC Code Test Prep Consider these options for preparing for the electrical exam.  What route you take depends on how you retain information best, your budget and your time frame. If you are in the Texas area and have at least a month to study, come to the 2 day seminar.  This seminar is specifically for the Texas electrical exam.  This NEC code test prep course ...

Pass the Electrician exam  - May 16 & 17, 2020 Electrician exam prep with practice exams. Homework. Live instruction. This seminar focuses only on the material presented for Texas electricians. We don't make you memorize questions. Read more about the 2-day seminar that has helped hundreds of electricians pass their electrician exam in Texas. Houston, TX. Two-Day Seminar May 16 & 17, 2020 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Electrical Exam Prep Tuition Master exam prep $349 Journeyman exam prep $299 Master & Journeyman Electrical Exam prep seminars. Learn Code, formulas, calculations, code sections, index practice, get expert guides & more! Pass the exam the 1st time! **Guaranteed** Hot Topics: Answer calculation questions Flip through the NEC book for answers quickly Take mock exams Electrical Theory, Plans, and charts The NEC exam format and interpretations All subject areas in the PSI exam Answer trick questions Ask the instructor ...

Electrical Code question for the electrical license exam.  This tip is absolutely one of the major tips I've got to share with you. And that is NEC code question exceptions. If you look on the Candidate Information Bulletin from PSI, you will see a major note under examination reference material. It says “when responding to the test questions DO NOT consider code exceptions, unless the test question specifically directs you to consider them”. That is a very critical note, many fellows fall for this trick in these types of NEC code questions. Perfect Example of This Tricky Electrical Code Question Just about every electrician has done overhead service at least once in their lifetime career.  What is your normal average height above a rooftop? If you had a NEC code question that asked you what the minimum distance is, what would you answer? 3  6  8  10  3 feet because that's how we do it all the time. I have done two in my lifetime ...

Continuing Education Units Required by TDLR In Texas, electricians must take 4 hours of continuing education courses that include: The current NEC TX State law & rules that regulate the conduct of licensees, & Safety as defined in the NFPA 70E The courses listed in Jade Learning are approved for all Texas electrical license types. You can take any continuing education course Jade Learning offers. REMINDER: Your renewal deadline is every year before the license expiration date. You can take this course online for free.  You only pay $35 when you are ready to have Jade Learning report your CEU hours to TDLR. What Does Residential Dwelling Videos Cover? This video course explains how to correctly wire a residential dwelling per the requirements of the 2017 NEC.  There is NO test. Part 1 covers wiring a residential dwelling Part 2 Electrical safety & Review important requirements of NFPA  Part 3 Covers Texas laws and rules ...

Guys ask me all the time, “When is the best time to take the PSI electrical exam after taking the class?” The answer used to be about five days to go over the handouts from the class and to read a few important articles of the code book. In the class we give you a list of articles you MUST read. After the class you get homework. You’ll need to spend time daily for practice. Ideally you should dedicate 1 hour a day or night. Then after those 5 days, the longest you want to wait is about 14 to 21 days. Three weeks is kind of stretching it. If you wait longer than that you risk forgetting some of the things covered in the class. If you think you’ll forget sooner, then push for no longer than ten days. What if I already scheduled my PSI electrical exam? If you've already scheduled the PSI electrical exam, don't worry about it. Worst case, you go in there and see the exam. The PSI electrical exam fee is 78 dollars. So if you don’t pass the first time it m...

When you go back to retake your electrical license test, make sure to wait no more than 2 months. The best time to retake the exam is between 1 week to 2 months. How different will the electrical license test be the 2nd time? The second time around, you can expect to see up to 70% of new questions. This means that most of the questions you saw on the first try might not appear this time. This also means you might see 30% of the same or similar questions as before. What is the difference the second time around? There are some great things about retaking the electrical license test. You already know what to expect and have the experience. Checking in will be a breeze and you will already know the instructions and rules. This time around you’ll know exactly how to manage your time. As you know, this is crucial to answer all of the questions in the test. Leaving unanswered questions count against you. Since you have already taken the test before, you are familiar with how ...

When you go take your electrical license exam, you are allowed to bring your code book in. There are a few rules though. For the Texas exam, the NEC book must be: Softbound Any tabs must be permanent, not post it notes.  Highlights are allowed  Brief notes are allowed  Let’s clarify and talk about the short notes that are allowed to be written in your NEC book.   As far as the short notes go, the rule is that you CAN write in your NEC book. They just don't want you to have a whole page of notes in the very back in the blank pages.   They also don’t want you to have sticky notes or additional pages glued to your NEC book. Back in the day many guys would do all sorts of things that helped them pass the exam.  Some would turn their softbound NEC books into spiral NEC books. Others would spiral them with additional pages slipped in there, you know, before the spiraling process began. Now we know why spiral bound ...