potawatomi
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- Pennsylvania
I was told by the AHJ that I must have a neutral conductor in all my switch boxes in a new resident.
grounded conductor
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peter d
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Re: grounded conductor
The AHJ is wrong. Ask him to show you a code reference.
The AHJ is wrong. Ask him to show you a code reference.
peter d
Senior Member
- Location
- New England
Re: grounded conductor
The AHJ is wrong. Ask him to show you a code reference.
The AHJ is wrong. Ask him to show you a code reference.
peter d
Senior Member
- Location
- New England
Re: grounded conductor
The AHJ is wrong. Politely ask him to show you a code reference.
The AHJ is wrong. Politely ask him to show you a code reference.
Re: grounded conductor
I do not know the pecifics of this ruling but I believe the inspector may be mistaken unless the feed passes through the switch box to another enclosure. You might look at the following language from the NEC.
404.2 Switch Connections.
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches. Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is done only in the ungrounded circuit conductor. Where in metal raceways or metal-armored cables, wiring between switches and outlets shall be in accordance with 300.20(A).
Exception: Switch loops shall not require a grounded conductor.
But rember this is for switch loops Hot Leg feed and Switch Leg Return.In this case the current flows in both directions and the magnetic fields are opposing and cancel, in theroy anyway!!
Charlie P
I do not know the pecifics of this ruling but I believe the inspector may be mistaken unless the feed passes through the switch box to another enclosure. You might look at the following language from the NEC.
404.2 Switch Connections.
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches. Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is done only in the ungrounded circuit conductor. Where in metal raceways or metal-armored cables, wiring between switches and outlets shall be in accordance with 300.20(A).
Exception: Switch loops shall not require a grounded conductor.
But rember this is for switch loops Hot Leg feed and Switch Leg Return.In this case the current flows in both directions and the magnetic fields are opposing and cancel, in theroy anyway!!
Charlie P
Re: grounded conductor
I do not know the pecifics of this ruling but I believe the inspector may be mistaken unless the feed passes through the switch box to another enclosure. You might look at the following language from the NEC.
404.2 Switch Connections.
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches. Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is done only in the ungrounded circuit conductor. Where in metal raceways or metal-armored cables, wiring between switches and outlets shall be in accordance with 300.20(A).
Exception: Switch loops shall not require a grounded conductor.
But rember this is for switch loops Hot Leg feed and Switch Leg Return.In this case the current flows in both directions and the magnetic fields are opposing and cancel, in theroy anyway!!
Charlie P
I do not know the pecifics of this ruling but I believe the inspector may be mistaken unless the feed passes through the switch box to another enclosure. You might look at the following language from the NEC.
404.2 Switch Connections.
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches. Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is done only in the ungrounded circuit conductor. Where in metal raceways or metal-armored cables, wiring between switches and outlets shall be in accordance with 300.20(A).
Exception: Switch loops shall not require a grounded conductor.
But rember this is for switch loops Hot Leg feed and Switch Leg Return.In this case the current flows in both directions and the magnetic fields are opposing and cancel, in theroy anyway!!
Charlie P
Re: grounded conductor
I do not know the specifics of this ruling but I believe the inspector may be mistaken unless the feed passes through the switch box to another enclosure. You might look at the following language from the NEC.
404.2 Switch Connections.
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches. Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is done only in the ungrounded circuit conductor. Where in metal raceways or metal-armored cables, wiring between switches and outlets shall be in accordance with 300.20(A).
Exception: Switch loops shall not require a grounded conductor.
But remember this is for switch loops Hot Leg feed and Switch Leg Return. In this case the current flows in both directions and the magnetic fields are opposing and cancel, in theory anyway!!
Charlie P
I do not know the specifics of this ruling but I believe the inspector may be mistaken unless the feed passes through the switch box to another enclosure. You might look at the following language from the NEC.
404.2 Switch Connections.
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches. Three-way and four-way switches shall be wired so that all switching is done only in the ungrounded circuit conductor. Where in metal raceways or metal-armored cables, wiring between switches and outlets shall be in accordance with 300.20(A).
Exception: Switch loops shall not require a grounded conductor.
But remember this is for switch loops Hot Leg feed and Switch Leg Return. In this case the current flows in both directions and the magnetic fields are opposing and cancel, in theory anyway!!
Charlie P
hbiss
EC, New York NEC: 2017
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- Little Falls, New York NEC: 2017
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- EC
Re: grounded conductor
Ask him to cite a code section that requires this.
-Hal
Ask him to cite a code section that requires this.
-Hal
hbiss
EC, New York NEC: 2017
- Location
- Little Falls, New York NEC: 2017
- Occupation
- EC
Re: grounded conductor
Ask him to quote a code section that requires this.
-Hal
Ask him to quote a code section that requires this.
-Hal
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