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Karl H said:
If a county allowed panels to be installed in closets,or nema 1 panels
installed out doors. Woud you do it?
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Panel in a closet? Possibly, hard to answer. It was allowed at one time.
A nema 1 outdoors? That's like asking if a county would allow me to use bare wire for my ungrounded conductors. I dont need to answer that question.
 
aftershock said:
Panel in a closet? Possibly, hard to answer. It was allowed at one time.
A nema 1 outdoors? That's like asking if a county would allow me to use bare wire for my ungrounded conductors. I dont need to answer that question.
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I'd install a Nema 1 outdoors before I would install bare ungrounded
conductors. The thing is, just because it's "Allowed" doesn't always make
it right. If I were allowed to not GFCI SABC serving a counter top,I still would
GFCI those circuits. My state is under the 2005, Yet I install per the 2008.
I don't have too but, I do. I could care less if it were "Allowed" by my state
or not. I do what I think is "Right" not what I'm "Allowed". I hope you do well
in Texas BTW,It's tough out there!
 
aftershock said:
Yes,, that is what I was trying to get out of you. It's just weird that some local AHJ's will allow it.
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What they don't see is that someone might use that receptacle for an extra dryer some day and it will have a bare ground and no neutral. Hopefully more inspectors will pay attention and go by nec.
 
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