Conductors left in breaker

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DEW202001

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Is this normal. I have never seen this.
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Sloppy but I don't see any real hazard for the capped ones or violation.

I suspect someone did not want to pull the dead front off for some reason.
 
Probably left them in place for color identification of where those circuits went when they cut them. Are the other sections of wire still in the panel?
 
chris kennedy said:
The he first instruction on any packaging I have ever seen says "Strip wire 3/8"." Or something to that effect.
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And the second step usually involves the 'joining' of multiple wires.

Do the instructions even address the use of the wirenut as an insulator for a single conductor?
 
jim dungar said:
And the second step usually involves the 'joining' of multiple wires.
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If I only have one wire step two is of no interest.

Do the instructions even address the use of the wirenut as an insulator for a single conductor?
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Not that I have ever seen.

I don't know if you spent time twisting tools in the field Jim, if not try to picture this all too familiar situation.

Your on a ladder working in a 2×2 ceiling grid. Summer, Miami, lights just fired up but AC still not operational. Lean over the tin knockers work to open J-box. Start pulling 277V circuits out of the box and a "wire nut" flies by your sweaty face. Now your holding a possibly energized wire thats a bitch to test because the wire nut installed on the insulation not only didn't grip as designed, but it has also pushed the insulation around the copper so you can't get a tester lead on it.

They are wire nuts, not insulation nuts.

End of rant.
 
chris kennedy said:
I don't know if you spent time twisting tools in the field ...
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Yes I have.

It's just, you describe is not a violation of 110.3.
In my experience a lot of wirenuts do not hold on to a single conductor very well at all regardless if the conductor is extends past the insulation.
 
jim dungar said:
And the second step usually involves the 'joining' of multiple wires.

Do the instructions even address the use of the wirenut as an insulator for a single conductor?
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I posted my above before I read this. As I said, wire nuts are not listed for use with a single conductor. The box should have the range. The only connectors I have ever seen listed for use with a single conductor were push ins. I can't remember the exact brand, but one day at our local supply house we were discussing the subject and now you know what we found by checking into the listings.
 
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