Beware of Bidding BEST BUY cause of Amp Energy wirring
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Mr. Wizard
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- Texas
:-? What in the world are you talking about? Please enlighten me
chris kennedy
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- Miami Fla.
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- 60 yr old tool twisting electrician
I'm with the Wizard, what is Amp Energy Wiring?
petersonra
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- Northern illinois
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- engineer
Hmmm. Sounds like someone did a major boo boo here.
I sure as heck would not kiss 50 grand away without appealing the inspector's decision up the chain.
growler
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- Atlanta,GA
Amp Energy "wirring": All I know is that it appears that it's spelled with two Rs.
BryanMD
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Maybe the old school EI wanted him to use Gatorade wiring?
76teach
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- Bismarck North Dakota
It is kind of like an electroconnect whip system. Factory flex whips with male/female plug and play connectors. Each having A,B or C phase adaption.
I did a turn around at one store where shelf "fixtures" were relocated from one spot to another. The flexible wire means needed to be rerouted as well, if the existing was not long enough a barrell of flex whips was available in the back service bay. The methode is very flexible and I have seen it at other simular stores. Is it a tax right off for a non-permantly installed wiring system?
I did a turn around at one store where shelf "fixtures" were relocated from one spot to another. The flexible wire means needed to be rerouted as well, if the existing was not long enough a barrell of flex whips was available in the back service bay. The methode is very flexible and I have seen it at other simular stores. Is it a tax right off for a non-permantly installed wiring system?
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chris kennedy
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- Miami Fla.
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- 60 yr old tool twisting electrician
Yes I've seen it. Thanks teach.
what was the reason the reloc wiring was turned down (code section) ?
MarkyMarkNC
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- Raleigh NC
It's sure not priced cheesy though! I did a few Radio Shacks that used this stuff. The wiring that went under the carpet was pretty cool. I have no idea why an inspector would have a problem with it. I'm not sure if this is the same stuff Allspark is talking about ,but here is a link to the stuff we put in (PDF link)
http://ecommas.tycoelectronics.com/...408-3154EpdfEnglishENG_SS_408-3154_E.pdf
walkerj
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- Baton Rouge
Article 604 2008 for those interested.
I suggest you show this article to the AHJ.
I would be willing to bet a call from one of Best Buy's big shots would get a green tag quick.
I suggest you show this article to the AHJ.
I would be willing to bet a call from one of Best Buy's big shots would get a green tag quick.
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
There are a number of local codes that delete Article 604 from the code.
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- Massachusetts
billdozier
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- gulf coast
does art 324 apply here? Did you follow all of 324. Id fight this to the top of the food chain. Good luck
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
Yes, it should have been caught on plan review, however if it was not clear on the prints and buried in the specs it could have been missed. Just having the drawings stamped on plan review does not relieve the requirement to comply with the code rules, even in cases like this.
It also could be a case of an over zealous inspector, and if that is the case, the contractor should be able to recover the extra costs from the inspector's employer.
Well we got the wirring approved through county office but inspector said he had final say so. - Amp Energy is a form of relock Best Buys has 4 cks that goes to all of there fixtures also the recpts are prefabed and the amp wirring plugs into them. This is Best Buy can move fixtures with ease
JohnJ0906
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- Baltimore, MD
Allspark - where are you located?
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