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cruzJD

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What?s wrong with running 100 red wires, 10 blue wires, 4 yellow wires, 1 black wire, and 3 green wires into a box with out leaving a road map or installing a Halon system?

When I look at that I see money in my wallet and a work order that say ?take Advil before getting to the job?.
 

steve66

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Illinois
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Engineer
Red does seem to be the predominant color for wires here!!

And its just amazing that yellow was the only size wirenut they needed!!

Oh, and I appoligize for calling this person an electrician.

Steve
 

jaylectricity

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Location
Massachusetts
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licensed journeyman electrician
What’s wrong with running 100 red wires, 10 blue wires, 4 yellow wires, 1 black wire, and 3 green wires into a box with out leaving a road map or installing a Halon system?

I'll need the dimensions of the room so I can calculate box fill.
 

glene77is

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Location
Memphis, TN
What?s wrong with running
100 red wires,
10 blue wires,
4 yellow wires,
1 black wire, and
3 green wires
into a box with out leaving a road map or installing a Halon system?

Cruz,
I count 92 reds, and 3 blues. Where is the green one ?
Wonder about the conduit sizes required to pass this quantity of wires ?
Rough guestimation is 800 cu in box for these conductors, if #14 awg.
Just guessing.
 

kwired

Electron manager
Location
NE Nebraska
Cruz,
I count 92 reds, and 3 blues. Where is the green one ?
Wonder about the conduit sizes required to pass this quantity of wires ?
Rough guestimation is 800 cu in box for these conductors, if #14 awg.
Just guessing.

Are you good at those 'guess how many jelly beans are in the jar' contests?
 

cruzJD

Member
Cruz,
I count 92 reds, and 3 blues. Where is the green one ?
Wonder about the conduit sizes required to pass this quantity of wires ?
Rough guestimation is 800 cu in box for these conductors, if #14 awg.
Just guessing.

I did not count.

I put a purple dot on the end of what I think is a green wire.

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steve66

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Location
Illinois
Occupation
Engineer
It looks like LV wiring such as FA or irrigation.

That is possible. I didn't actually take this photo - one of the HVAC designers took it, and this jbox just happened to be in the photo. Although I can't imagine there would be that much of either wiring in this building. And I wouldn't put it past whoever did this, to use some other color for a neutral.
 
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