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Some one posted a link for a connector for nm that can be buried in the wall. Any help? I called my local supply houses and they have never heard of them. But they are interested in finding out info.
 
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ceb58 said:
Some one posted a link for a connector for nm that can be buried in the wall. Any help? I called my local supply houses and they have never heard of them. But they are interested in finding out info.
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Really? You mean they don't carry those in the land of manufactured housing? :confused:
 
ceb58 said:
Some one posted a link for a connector for nm that can be buried in the wall. Any help? I called my local supply houses and they have never heard of them. But they are interested in finding out info.
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The literature on that link states listing for use in manufactured building. Are you seeking these splicing devices for a stick built structure????
 
ceb58 said:
Some one posted a link for a connector for nm that can be buried in the wall. Any help? I called my local supply houses and they have never heard of them. But they are interested in finding out info.
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I wouldn't use the term " connector ". It sounds like you are referring to a splice or coupling......
 
cpal said:
The literature on that link states listing for use in manufactured building. Are you seeking these splicing devices for a stick built structure????
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Yes, the ones I am looking for would be for stick built. I did misstate what I was looking for I should have said splice instead of connector.
 
Jim W in Tampa said:
Someone help my stupid --- , why would they be safe in a trailer but not a house ? What am i missing here ?
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here is my stupid answer:

The insurance companies, through UL, dictate what is ok or not.

Burn down a nice stick built house with a buried splice = major loss to insurance company.

A trailer is 100 times more likely to burn down either by a cigarette on the couch, unattended kids w/ matches or lighter, or the trailer's resident doing something preceded by 'hey watch this!'

As you can see, the buried NM spice connector thing isnt much of a risk in a trailer.
 
wireguru said:
here is my stupid answer:

The insurance companies, through UL, dictate what is ok or not.

Burn down a nice stick built house with a buried splice = major loss to insurance company.

A trailer is 100 times more likely to burn down either by a cigarette on the couch, unattended kids w/ matches or lighter, or the trailer's resident doing something preceded by 'hey watch this!'

As you can see, the buried NM spice connector thing isnt much of a risk in a trailer.
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In other words, people who live in manufactured housing are of a lower intelligence and will self-teminate themselves in a fire before a bad electrical splice can?

Sorry, but living in a stick-built home doesn't automatically make you smarter.
 
cpal said:
The literature on that link states listing for use in manufactured building. Are you seeking these splicing devices for a stick built structure????
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The Tyco devices are not limited to manufactured buildings.

Read on a little further. It is an older document, and you will see further down in the document Art 336.

In the current NEC, 334.40(B) permits the use of these devices for open work, not concealed work.
Tyco's paperwork says the same.
 
480sparky said:
In other words, people who live in manufactured housing are of a lower intelligence and will self-teminate themselves in a fire before a bad electrical splice can?

Sorry, but living in a stick-built home doesn't automatically make you smarter.
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Being a man doesn't make me a bad driver.

However, the car insurance company can still charge me more than they do for a woman because you can't argue with statistics.
 
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