qcroanoke
Sometimes I don't know if I'm the boxer or the bag
- Location
- Roanoke, VA.
- Occupation
- Sorta retired........
Eons ago you could buy 12-2 plain and 10-3 plain. Probably 14-2 plain but I didn't see any.
I was using plain NM when I first started.Eons ago you could buy 12-2 plain and 10-3 plain. Probably 14-2 plain but I didn't see any.
I've seen this strange lump in a roll that a fellow electrician had. It was a splice as well. Apparently this is common in the mfg process. Never heard of 25' of conductor missing though.about 25 years ago I felt a strange lump inside a piece of NM and my curiosity got me to cut it open. There was a splice in the ground, just folded over and crimped together. Only time I've ever seen that
I used a lot of 10/3 for dryers in the late 70'sEons ago you could buy 12-2 plain and 10-3 plain. Probably 14-2 plain but I didn't see any.
I won't ask for a reply, but if I were guessing, the EGC turned into a neutral somehow!Interesting thread. Many years back in the 1970s when I was a young journeyman, I wired a house that needed a spot light fixture hung in a tight spot up high. The wire was installed in such a way that it could never be fished in or gotten at from the attic, etc. Sure enough, when I went to hang the spotlight the white conductor was missing from the Romex. I won't tell you guuys what I did because you'd kick me off the Forum.![]()
MagicI won't ask for a reply, but if I were guessing, the EGC turned into a neutral somehow!
I've seen it used for a traveler....I won't ask for a reply, but if I were guessing, the EGC turned into a neutral somehow!
Southwest is a good company 40yrs never had that happen. I’m sure it’s very rare and you were unlucky to end up with a bad roll.This may have come up before but I don't remember it if it did. We are redoing our kitchen and about a month ago I bought a 50' roll of 12/2 Southwire Romex for extending a few circuits.
I fished down existing walls using about half the roll and today I was going to energize a drop for a temporary receptacle during the continuing construction process. Well, when I stripped the sheath, I found the EGC was missing so I went to the remainder of the roll and sure enough, no EGC.
I will be contacting Southwire before I do anything else with the remainder but wanted to know if anyone else has seen this.
Probably less than 5 years ago when I finally realized I didn't have to say "with ground" when ordering wire, I knew it was the only way it came but took a long time to break habitEons ago you could buy 12-2 plain and 10-3 plain. Probably 14-2 plain but I didn't see any.
I came across a butt-splice once in this fashion. Talk about an almost perfect crime!about 25 years ago I felt a strange lump inside a piece of NM and my curiosity got me to cut it open. There was a splice in the ground, just folded over and crimped together. Only time I've ever seen that