Identifying Grounded Conductor
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jumper
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Yep. It is BS IMO, but that's the rule.
PS. I could not count how many times I have taped #6 and #8 and I do not care.
PS. I could not count how many times I have taped #6 and #8 and I do not care.
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jumper
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The rule is so old that no one seems to be sure why it's there. Might have been a good reason at one time, but I do not see it now.
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- Tennessee NEC:2017
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Something else to consider. If the conductor is part of a cable you are allowed to re-identify it. Just not if it's in conduit.
BS for me too!:happyyes:
BS for me too!:happyyes:
jumper
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You can only re-identify a white conductor as hot in a cable, but not a hot color as a neutral unless you can use that special exception.
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- Semi-Retired Electrician
mkgrady
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Oops, guess I'm going to prison too.
Nope. No prison time. Once you make a full confession you are forgiven.
I'll second to that(or triple).
Had a resi job with an FPE panel(one of those where the neutral bar is in the bottom. Everything came from the bottom in that panel. The original EC pulled yellows for all the neutrals. Again, everything came from the bottom so you could clearly see all yellows going in the neutral bar.
Inspector told me to tape them white.
Of course I did, not gonna argue with someone who can make me pull new wires
Still sounds silly though.
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You guys need to slow down, I'm trying to get names so that I can collect the bountys.
"God watches out for fools and children", it doesn't say anything about law breaking electricians.
"God watches out for fools and children", it doesn't say anything about law breaking electricians.
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jumper
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I would bet that it is the latter part and not the former; personally all the inspectors, but one, I have ever worked with are damn sharp. Just my experience and it is not like I would not call out if something is wrong.
jumper
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You guys need to slow down, I'm trying to get names so that I can collect the bountys.
"God watches out for fools and children", it doesn't say anything about law breaking electricians.
I cannot tell a lie: My real name is Dennis Alwon.
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The world cannot handle 2 of him...:lol:I cannot tell a lie: My real name is Dennis Alwon.
I'll agree with that...I think most inspectors are more concerned with citing more significant violations.
electricman2
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Around here you go to the supply house and ask for #6 or 8 white you get the deer in the headlights look. You can almost here them thinking, don't you have any white tape?
Fulthrotl
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i think we need to take a poll about this... there seems to be a pretty divided response....
me, i just strip all the insulation off, and then tape the whole thing up with colored tape
from harbor freight as i pull the conducuctors into the raceway.
Fulthrotl
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now, we are gonna all wonder who the one is....
sorta like a firing squad, where one of the guns is unloaded.....
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