Pigtail grounding screw dilema

[hurk27]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

You know,I'm actualy starting to like being wrong!! NOT!!!!

Yu'ns an't got's to be so Frank about it!

That goes for Bob, Bill George too!!!
Anything but Sue!

[ July 14, 2005, 01:04 AM: Message edited by: hurk27 ]

 

[physis]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

The late JC.

[ July 14, 2005, 01:07 AM: Message edited by: physis ]

 

[LarryFine]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

Originally posted by iwire:

Originally posted by benaround:
My opinion of a self grounding recepticle is one that will ground the box from the recpt,not ground the grounding terminal of the recpt. from the box!

Frank you are looking at it backward.

You must always ground a metal outlet box.

If you use a self grounding receptacle you do not have to bring a grounding conductor to it.

If you did it your way the removal of the receptacle would lift the boxes ground which would be a 250.124 violation.

Plus, with an all-metallic wiring system, no grounding conductors would be required.

A good idea, yes, but not required.

 

[innersurffer]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

Back to my original question if you look in the NEC handbook (yes i know we only are supposed to use the code book) they diagram a lot of ECG's coming into the box directly to the ground screw not using 6" of length. My co-worker, pointed this out to me and I have used this back in the 80's but I don't feel comfortable going right to the ground screw with no slack. Any code related backing besides 300.14? Any more comments?

 

[LarryFine]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

I'd say that in practice, it's okay to hit the box grounding screw directly because there should never be a reason to disturb this connection.

 

[redfish]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

Originally posted by electricmanscott

Gota love the south!

I couldn't find the word Gota in any of my dictionaries, what does it mean? The closest I came was a series of canals in southern Sweden.

[ July 16, 2005, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: redfish ]

 

[physis]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

My view is that 300.14 is requiring the 6 inches because I think everyone knows what it's like trying to work with 1 inch of conductor in a box.

 

[electricmanscott]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

Originally posted by redfish:
Originally posted by electricmanscott

Gota love the south!

I couldn't find the word Gota in any of my dictionaries, what does it mean? The closest I came was a series of canals in southern Sweden.

Well done!

 

[rattus]

Re: Pigtail grounding screw dilema

Youse guys are misspelling "gotta". I oughta know!