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I know it happens and is okay to make a splice in a panel to extend conductors to reach a breaker or combine feeders. Is it okay to splice through a load center and not terminate in the panel? (not for a generator panel). I have run into it yet again and it just seems wrong.a set of conductors come in the bottom of a panel and are wire nutted to a set of conductors leaving the top of the panel thus using the panel as nothing more than a splice point. Where is it in the code if it is?
 
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Yes it's not a problem but it does require that the panel is prvoided with a label. Look at 312.8.
 
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stedder said:
Where is it in the code if it is?
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It's permitted by not being prohibited. Imagine a switch or timer nippled into a panel to control a circuit.

There are space-fill limitations, but you'll never approach them.

Added: Thank you, Rob. (y)
 
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This is a flush mount panel, and the wires come in from the bottom and go out the top there is no equipment other than the panel in that area so it's like a splice box for that set of wires there are no switches or timers adjacent to that area
 
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stedder said:
I want to dig deeper but I'm not sure if the customer want me to without an explanation
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Dig deeper? Are you wondering if it isn't good practice to splice feed through conductors in a panel? I don't see an issue if you follow the requirements in Article 312.
 
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So, looks like the furthest I have to dig is to find the ocpd in the main panel and label the conductors as such. Seems to be more of an inconvenience than anything else. Damn, and I wanted to be grumpy!
 
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So, looks like the furthest I have to dig is to find the ocpd in the main panel and label the conductors as such. Seems to be more of an inconvenience than anything else. Damn, and I wanted to be grumpy!
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Ah so that's what you meant by digging deeper. Thanks for the clarification.
 
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