hockeyoligist2 said:{quote}Ah, maybe it was my brother-in-law{quote}
Maybe he just wanted to sell the copper?
bdingman said:The following appears in NFPA 1, Chapter 11, paragraph 11.1.4:
"Permanent wiring abandoned in place shall be tagged or otherwise identified at its terminations and junction points as " Abandoned in Place" or removed from all accessible areas and insulated from contact with other live electrical wiring or devices."
Why isn't this exact paragraph in the NEC, Article 300?
Because there is no real safety hazard in abandoned, unconnected wires.The following appears in NFPA 1, Chapter 11, paragraph 11.1.4:
"Permanent wiring abandoned in place shall be tagged or otherwise identified at its terminations and junction points as " Abandoned in Place" or removed from all accessible areas and insulated from contact with other live electrical wiring or devices."
Why isn't this exact paragraph in the NEC, Article 300?
A thought that all this removing abandoned wiring kick was all about removing stuff that's not being used that will emit unnecessary products of combustion in the event of a fire? No?don_resqcapt19 said:Because there is no real safety hazard in abandoned, unconnected wires.
Don