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walkerj said:
230.72
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Thanx.
Im trying to convince a coworker that he is creating a code voilation.
He installed a meter. Has a 225 amp diconnect to the left of it for a future house and backed up to the meter on the inside of the garage is a 125 amp panel with a main.
So outside you see a meter with a diconnect for a future house but have to go inside of the garage to shut of that panel.
I think it is a code violation. He tells me they do it all the time.
 
Last weekend I came back down to my hometown in Bryan Texas because Memphis has literaly<sp> ran out of work for the electrical trade and Bryan is still building new houses.

I am learning that code voilations seem acceptable on a number of things here. The electricians simply do it that was because that is what the inspector allows.

Just yesterday I noticed the guy I work with had the panel lids off in another house and the grounds and neutrals were under the same lug in the panel. I explained that that was also a violation of the NEC code and was told that that is how the inspector wants it. By the way, whats the code section on that one?

They also use cord and plug connections for the water heater and the furnace unit. 6 outlets per SABC. All 110/v circuits are wired in #12 including the lights. Lights and receps on the same circuit in most cases like bedrooms and family rooms. Im going to see what I observe over time and come back here for a code refrence.

We are on the 2005 cycle.
 
aftershock said:
Just yesterday I noticed the guy I work with had the panel lids off in another house and the grounds and neutrals were under the same lug in the panel. I explained that that was also a violation of the NEC code and was told that that is how the inspector wants it. By the way, whats the code section on that one?
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408.41

6 outlets per SABC. All 110/v circuits are wired in #12 including the lights. Lights and receps on the same circuit in most cases like bedrooms and family rooms.
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None of these are NEC violations.
 
408.41 I need to remember that. Thanx
Also I noticed the NM is allowed to be run on top of the ceiling joists in the attic. I was always used to using the 2' rule where you measure from the top of the ceiling joist to the bottom of the rafter and anything within the 2' space can run on top of the joist, otherwise we have to bore holes. I dont know if this was a local code in Memphis or in the NEC, I just knew that was the rule.
 
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Also I noticed the NM is allowed to be run on top of the ceiling joists in the attic. I was always used to using the 2' rule where you measure from the top of the ceiling joist to the bottom of the rafter and anything within the 2' space can run on top of the joist, otherwise we have to bore holes. I dont know if this was a local code in Memphis or in the NEC, I just knew that was the rule.
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334.23, which refers you to 320.23.

What you posted must be a local rule.
 
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