Coil before connection

[ivsenroute]

Anyone know why this is done?

 

[chris kennedy]

Harder for you to measure for 334.30 compliance???

 

[Ragin Cajun]

Guess he didn't want to cut the excess.

Note the over pressure valve is not piped outside!

RC

 

[Electron_Sam78]

Looks like the guy that did that used to be or is a lineman. That's what they do when they connect a hot line clamp to a stirrup on distribution lines going to a transformer

 

[ty]

Slack, if water heater needs to be moved, without unwiring. (?)

 

[ivsenroute]

I saw this about 2 times in the past 9 years and thousands of inspections. Have no clue unless they were trying to make a magnet with a piece of pipe

 

[ty]

I bet you really don't like this water heater install, then.
This is in a medical office:

 

[ivsenroute]

I bet you really don't like this water heater install, then.
This is in a medical office:

Why on earth did you decide to install that panel behind that water heater?

 

[SEO]

To keep authorized and un authorized people out.

 

[mivey]

Looks like the guy that did that used to be or is a lineman. That's what they do when they connect a hot line clamp to a stirrup on distribution lines going to a transformer

That would be my guess. The local power "experts" at work.:roll:

 

[ty]

If only I could fit back there to install it.
The picture does not do justice how tight the space is (was).

We were called in to do a remodel on the med office flie room.
Power needed to come from this loadcenter.
The Water Heater was moved so that we could get access to it, and work clearances were met.
They weren't happy about having to move it, but they conceded.

 

[mivey]

They weren't happy about having to move it, but they conceded.

They did not want to lose the extra they spent to have it piped around the panel cover door.

 

[ty]

They did not want to lose the extra they spent to have it piped around the panel cover door.

probably

 

[Article 90.1]

Probably wired by a plumber. No, wait, it can't be, whomever wired it used a connector, plumbers don't use connectors.

 

[A/A Fuel GTX]

Anyone know why this is done?

A violation of 334.15 (B) for sure.