Quality Work II

[ivsenroute]

Let's stay on topic here and enjoy some photos of good work:

This one impressed me that I recently inspected:

 

[iwire]

Let's stay on topic here and enjoy some photos of good work

Great idea.


No joke photos, no photo-shopped photos, no pictures of bad work etc., they will be removed.

 

[mdshunk]

While it does look neat, why would a person do that? It wastes so much space. Question 2, did you pass it with the minimum bend radius violations?

 

[tkb]

Looks nice but there is a lot of wasted space used by the cables on the board.
Why couldn't all the NM cables be brought into the top?

 

[iwire]

This one impressed me that I recently inspected:

Looks great. :smile:

 

[SEO]

Is the seu cable strapped within 12" of panel?

 

[mdshunk]

Is the seu cable strapped within 12" of panel?

That looks like EMT, to me.

 

[peter d]

Looks great. :smile:

It does look great.

It's also absurd.

 

[iwire]

That looks like EMT, to me.

If it is EMT they used the wrong connector. :smile:

 

[mdshunk]

It does look great.

It's also absurd.

When I first saw it, I immediately thought it was a Canadian panel. When I saw who the OP was, my next thought was that the electrician just got done watching Holmes on Homes.

 

[peter d]

When I first saw it, I immediately thought it was a Canadian panel. When I saw who the OP was, my next thought was that the electrician just got done watching Holmes on Homes.

I don't know where "NEPA" is, but I'm guessing that's "Northeast Pennsylvania?"

 

[iwire]

It does look great.

It's also absurd.

I agree it is a bit extreme and burns up a lot of space and time. In some areas it would not pass with NM exposed that low.

Even still I think it looks sharp.

 

[infinity]

Looks like SER to me which would explain the length within the building. Nice job but a waste of a lot of space. I would question the number of cables under one staple.

 

[peter d]

In some areas it would not pass with NM exposed that low.

Yeah, those crazy axe and chainsaw fights will kill that NM cable every time.

Even still I think it looks sharp.

And I still agree.

 

[ivsenroute]

Don't get me wrong, I failed the electrical inspection but the work is very neat.

 

[ivsenroute]

I spoke with the electrician and the builder who hires him requires this kind of work and QO panels. Thinks it makes everyone look more professional. Space is not a concern.

 

[ivsenroute]

While it does look neat, why would a person do that? It wastes so much space. Question 2, did you pass it with the minimum bend radius violations?

Yes, bend radius is not compliant with most of the bends.

For 12/2 NMB which is a little more than 3/8" in width or .394" you essentially would have to make a 90 deg. turn around the radius of a 4" circle in order to be compliant.

The thickness of NMB is around .190" so you would have to make a 90 deg bend around the radius of a 2" circle to be compliant.

These are safe numbers to use.

 

[jim dungar]

Yes, bend radius is not compliant with most of the bends.

For 12/2 NMB which is a little more than 3/8" in width or .394" you essentially would have to make a 90 deg. turn around the radius of a 4" circle in order to be compliant.

The thickness of NMB is around .190" so you would have to make a 90 deg bend around the radius of a 2" circle to be compliant.

These are safe numbers to use.

Where did you get these values?

I have never seen bending radius restrictions except for medium voltage and communications cables.

 

[NolaTigaBait]

i thought its five times the diameter of nm...

 

[George Stolz]

334.24 Bending Radius. Bends in Types NM, NMC, and NMS cable shall be so made that the cable will not be damaged. The radius of the curve of the inner edge of any bend during or after installation shall not be less than five times the diameter of the cable.