RHITER
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- Nashville, Tennessee United States
where in the codebook does it say you must splice all conductors in a j-box if you splice one?
Splices
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician
I'm still trying to figure out how this guy
understood the question? :roll:
RHITER
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- Nashville, Tennessee United States
I didn't see it in there. Someone told me that you cant pull a conductor straight through a box if there are going to be splices on one or more of the other wires.
Ask that someone to show it to you in the Code book, or provide the reference(s). I am certain he can not...
...and be correct.
texie
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- Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Electrician, Contractor, Inspector
This is what some of us call urban legend code. Every area of the country has their version of this code. In some areas certain urban legend code rules are so ingrained nobody dares to confirm some of them in the real code book. Over the years I've heard some real doozies. I've seen this make it hard on guys trying to pass an exam that is based on the real code.
masterinbama
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- Huntsville Alabama
I do it all the time on MWBC's where I am dropping just one circuit to an outlet. Why cut the 2 unused phases just to splice them back together.
fmtjfw
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- Fairmont, WV, USA
Every splice is a potential point of failure. The fewer the better.
jxofaltrds
Inspector Mike®
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
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- ESI, PI, RBO
At one time I thought there was something about all conductors of a circuit being the same length. But I do not see it in the code.
kwired
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- NE Nebraska
Are you possibly thinking of the requirements for paralleled conductors?
RHITER
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These comments were very helpful and make sense. Thank you all for the help.
jxofaltrds
Inspector Mike®
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
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- ESI, PI, RBO
Nope that is in there. I must have been dreaming. You know how you could swear that you remember something!
Jedi mind tricks on one self... :happyyes:
jxofaltrds
Inspector Mike®
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
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fmtjfw
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- Fairmont, WV, USA
There is a rule that you can count an unbroken conductor (<4AWG) once if it loops through the box and if it is short enough.
qcroanoke
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- Roanoke, VA.
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- Sorta retired........
Ask that someone to show it to you in the Code book, or provide the reference(s). I am certain he can not...
...and be correct.
I proved to an electrician that you can use a panel as a pull box as long as you didn't exceed to fill and was told
that's not how we do it in South Jersey!
And I said have at it. No skin off my nose, just trying to make it easier for you.....
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
Actually - you will have a hard time installing any conductors 'in' a panelboard, but you can install them in the same cabinet the panelboard is installed in
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