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No cover on junction boxes

Probably had too many wires in a wire nut

Not at least a 1/4" of sheathing inside a box

Parallel conductors smaller than 1/0
 
I can't think of any instances that I have violated the code.
I guess I am just an awesome electrician. :lol:


Maybe that's my Alzheimer's talking.
 
You guys know that there is no such thing as anonymity on the internet, right? Just checking... :D
 
Every day many times.

We do not have rough in inspection so nobody staples AC cable around here.

Nowadays they get strict here but 10 years ago;
no appliance disconnects, no pigtails or sg recepts, no fan boxes, mixed breaker types, space to plaster ring more than 1/4" (up to 2 inches), light fixtures not properly grounded, etc.

And I am one of the better ones.
 
We are really bad electricians. I think one of the moderators should move this thread to Campfire Chat so that the general public can't read it. :angel:
 
Strathead said:
Years (about 18) ago I installed all three legs of 277/480 Wye in the same switch box without a divider. i didn't know it was wrong. A few months later I was casually reading the code as I was wont to do, and came across 404.8 (B) I could walk up to that switch box today and point it out.
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I take this to mean you have to have a barrier between adjacent switches, not between individual phases on the same switch.
 
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petersonra said:
I take this to mean you have to have a barrier between adjacent switches, not between individual phases on the same switch.
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The language in [2011] seems pretty clear that it only applies to the voltages between adjacent devices, not within a single device.
The assumption, I guess, is that UL takes care of voltage separation between terminals of and inside a single device, but that the device is only tested for installation into a box where the adjacent metal surfaces are assumed to be limited in voltage with respect to ground.
 
edward said:
We all have done installation that have not been up to code but they were not dangerous either.

I am guilty of the following:

  • used self tap sheet metal screws for bonding 12AWG to 4s box.
  • Supporting a conduit from another
  • Box fill and conduit fill violations knowing the existing circuits do not have full load
  • using drywall screws to mount residential load centers
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Hey Edward, I still use sheet rock screws to mount panels, but now that you mention it I did get called on it one time and had to switch to like a deck screw that wouldn't rust. Is that supposed to be the reason? Now outside for the staps I don't use sheet rock screws.
 
GerryB said:
Hey Edward, I still use sheet rock screws to mount panels, but now that you mention it I did get called on it one time and had to switch to like a deck screw that wouldn't rust. Is that supposed to be the reason? Now outside for the staps I don't use sheet rock screws.
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where does the code say you cannot use a drywall screw to mount something?
 
GoldDigger said:
The language in [2011] seems pretty clear that it only applies to the voltages between adjacent devices, not within a single device.
The assumption, I guess, is that UL takes care of voltage separation between terminals of and inside a single device, but that the device is only tested for installation into a box where the adjacent metal surfaces are assumed to be limited in voltage with respect to ground.
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And if the switch has those internal barriers:

404.8 Accessibility and Grouping.
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(C) Multipole Snap Switches.
A multipole, general-use snap switch shall not be permitted to be fed from more than a single circuit unless it is listed and marked as a two-circuit
or three-circuit switch.

Informational Note: See 210.7 for disconnect requirements where more than one circuit supplies a switch.
 
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