Ideal spliceline

[guschash]

Has anybody use the ideal spliceline in-line connectors. It looks like you can use them in a wall with no box. What article deals with a splice in a wall, if any.

gus

 

[al hildenbrand]

Take a look at 334.40(B).

 

[augie47]

You might be interested in a lenghty and lively discussion here:

http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=122560&highlight=tyco

 

[LarryFine]

You might be interested in a lenghty and lively discussion here:

http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=122560&highlight=tyco

Ahhh, what do those guys know?! :roll:

 

[K8MHZ]

Has anybody use the ideal spliceline in-line connectors. It looks like you can use them in a wall with no box. What article deals with a splice in a wall, if any.

gus

I see nothing that indicates they can be used in a wall with no box. They look to be used in place of wire nuts that would be too large to pass through a knock-out, enabling a connection to be made outside a box with a 1/2 in KO and then pushed through the KO into the box.

 

[al hildenbrand]

I see nothing that indicates they can be used in a wall with no box. They look to be used in place of wire nuts that would be too large to pass through a knock-out, enabling a connection to be made outside a box with a 1/2 in KO and then pushed through the KO into the box.

I didn't look up the reference, till your comment. After looking at Ideal's information, I think you're right. My NEC reference doesn't apply to this device.

The Spliceline looks like this (and is for individual conductors, not cable):

 

[WinZip]

I'm not getting into this topic.

 

[macmikeman]

I'm not getting into this topic.

Eventually, I think we will all have to. The NEC gets dumbed down for handy men to splice inside walls, but requires ever more calculations, and effort for the serious electricians. :roll:

 

[paul]

I didn't look up the reference, till your comment. After looking at Ideal's information, I think you're right. My NEC reference doesn't apply to this device.

The Spliceline looks like this (and is for individual conductors, not cable):

You are correct. They are butt-splices for wire, not cable. Their brochure shows them being used for pre-fab type of work.

http://www.idealindustries.com/media/pdfs/products/brochures/p-5003_spliceline_brochure.pdf

Although looking at their brochure, I am perplexed at how they plan on tightening up the lock-nut to the connector shown. Definitely not the fitting I would use to speed up labor and reduce cost, but what do I know?