Another Home Inspector story

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HIGuy said:
You did see the photo, right? Two conductors are under one terminal, both are discolored from overheating and one is burnt.
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That does not mean it is from having two conductors in the same hole.

You are allowed to put a single neutral there that is on a fifty amp circuit but you can't put two conductors that are 15 amps each? How does that make any sense?
 
I believe the only reason that we don't put two neutrals in one hole is to comply with the code section whose intention I gather is to facilitate the disconnection and reconnection of one circuit at a time. (408.41) If two (or sometimes three) EGCs are allowed in one hole, it's not a mechanical/ampacity issue.
 
jaggedben said:
I believe the only reason that we don't put two neutrals in one hole is to comply with the code section whose intention I gather is to facilitate the disconnection and reconnection of one circuit at a time. (408.41) If two (or sometimes three) EGCs are allowed in one hole, it's not a mechanical/ampacity issue.
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That and I've seen 2 different wire sizes under the one screw and with that you can't get proper torque on both wires, either one will be loose or one over torqued.
 
Fred B said:
That and I've seen 2 different wire sizes under the one screw and with that you can't get proper torque on both wires, either one will be loose or one over torqued.
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If you cannot put conductors of different sizes under the same screw it will be labeled that way.
 
We have a California family friend that bought the "farm" in West Virginia. They had a "Home Inspector" recemented by the local realtor. The report found nothing wrong with the home. After moving in, many problems emerged, it's called dry rot. When you are considering purchasing a home on the East coast, The first question is, has this home been under water ? West Verginia's love Californians !
 
mtnelect said:
We have a California family friend that bought the "farm" in West Virginia. They had a "Home Inspector" recemented by the local realtor. The report found nothing wrong with the home. After moving in, many problems emerged, it's called dry rot. When you are considering purchasing a home on the East coast, The first question is, has this home been under water ? West Verginia's love Californians !
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I was all set to hear about a real tragedy. The phrase, "bought the farm" is slang for "he died".
 
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