stickboy1375
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No way, all the cool people are doing it, vertical is so 80's...
wire nuts in j-box
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No way, all the cool people are doing it, vertical is so 80's...
readydave8
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- Clarkesville, Georgia
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- electrician
I like my cover screws vertical when practical, but never know what to do when device is horizontal.
stickboy1375
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- Litchfield, CT
Why vertical? Horizontal is so in right now...
And it doesn't matter which way you install them, because the painter doesn't care... 
Why vertical? Horizontal is so in right now...
I'm going to start using "pop rivits" instead of screws to hold on the cover plate, then it will not have a slot and the painter will just have to deal with it, I just don't care any more. Hope I never have to come back and trouble shoot any thing.
That was such an easy thread high jacking, just say ground up or vertical cover screws and everyone chimes in.
I place all my wire nut splices in cases of prefabricated amulite, surrounded by hydrocoptic marzle vanes. They are then encased in solid lead, and placed in an air-conditioned compartment with a three back-up power sources to prevent overheating. A miniature Ansul system and fire sprinkler system are also installed as fail-safe fire protection means.
All protected by an electronic alarm system, utilizing a T5 reporting phone line. An 24/7-security firm's armed guard is placed at each splice location. In addition, I fly over the entire site every day in my personal helicopter.
All protected by an electronic alarm system, utilizing a T5 reporting phone line. An 24/7-security firm's armed guard is placed at each splice location. In addition, I fly over the entire site every day in my personal helicopter.
ptonsparky
Tom
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Hopefully with your thermal scanning camera.
This all proves "The first liar doesn't have a chance"!
Why go to all that trouble when you can just use Wago's instead?
stickboy1375
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- Litchfield, CT
I'd have to install trunnion valves and synchronize the cardinal grammeters.
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- Licensed Electrician
They don't come with a drain hole like the greenies.
GerryB
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- woodbridge, ct. USA
Well, whatever you do with those wirenuts kid, make sure you jam um in as far as you can so the sheet rock animals don't get um!
I hope you realize my posts were just for fun.
I'm worried about you if you think I am being serious. :lol:
This has to be the silliest notion since the "ground up, ground down" myth.
The scariest part is....
Looking through the comments..... Some of you(or least one) think it should be required.
Some day, someone will make an argument for both, and next thing you know, it'll be part of NEC.
No wonder I'm losing respect for NEC with every passing cycle.
The wirenuts were facing down in this box and the problem had NOTHING to do with the splice, it was the insects.
The wire nuts were originally installed pointed up. The spiders turned 'em down so they could lay their eggs in 'em. :lol:
They were big spiders.:jawdrop:
They were pumped up on 'roids.
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The picture a few posts ago was of a "Bell Box" They keep water out, but if it can get in, it stays in. I always drill a small hole in the bottom of the box, or as the NEC states, "arranged to drain"
well the "master pool guy" that installed that box made sure there would be no water collecting inside, he left the 1/2" KO plug out of the bottom.
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