Inspection
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hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
- Location
- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
- Occupation
- EC
Finish inspection means finish. It ain't finished until the sheetrock is up. How would the inspector be able to see that the plates cover the cut outs for instance?
You going to hang fixtures, smokes and fans too?
-Hal
You going to hang fixtures, smokes and fans too?
-Hal
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
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- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
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- EC
Probably should have used 1900 boxes and Austin covers.
-Hal
-Hal
hillbilly1
Senior Member
- Location
- North Georgia mountains
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- Owner/electrical contractor
Looks like type AC cable, and I don't make out any red devils in the picture? Don't see any flags protruding from the connector.
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
- Location
- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
- Occupation
- EC
You need to get some Colorado Jims on those cables. Not seeing any staples at all either. The 1-1/4" rule still applies to MC/AC.
Is that mangled cable armor I see on that one coming out the top of that box far right?
-Hal
Is that mangled cable armor I see on that one coming out the top of that box far right?
-Hal
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Mulberry is a company. What is a Mulberry cover?
pjholguin
Senior Member
Industrial raised cover.
GerryB
Senior Member
- Location
- woodbridge, ct. USA
I would say you can do as described. I have done it and seen it many times. The only objection could be since the plate sticks out past the box a kid or someone might catch themselves on it. Having said that mulberry covers look a lot better.
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
- Location
- Hawthorne, New York NEC: 2014
- Occupation
- EC
Now I'm thinking the same thing. I ASSumed he was referring to a handi-box cover that will cover the opening of a raised ring nicely. I often do that for temporary situations where a switch has to be made hot before the sheetrock goes up to protect people from sticking their fingers inside the box. But I wouldn't consider that for a permanent installation.
If the boxes are to remain exposed they should be treated as exposed work with suitable boxes and covers. You wouldn't put a box on a concrete wall and finish it with a regular plate. Neither should you here. Plastic plates are not made for that purpose and in a few years will be broken. If I were an inspector I would fail that.
-Hal
- Location
- Illinois
- Occupation
- retired electrician
You can use handy box covers for devices installed in plaster rings in an unfinished area.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
In our area you must have the rough-in inspection before you can trim it out
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
That is even without the sheetrock. The inspector can then check the connections in the box oh, and check the wire length excetera
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
Even when everything you are installing is exposed/surface mounted?
Say you made a single run of raceway with no more than 10 boxes with devices in them. 1/2 day job or even less if you don't have to wait for an inspector to tell you you can put devices in. Here the inspector might be 100 miles away that day - that is how large their territories can be around here.
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