question

[John1945]

If you have a trough with romex circuits going into it and from that trough two nipples going to a main lug panel and in one nipple is all the neutrals and the other are the hots is the ok by code. Will there be too much heat build up.

 

[roger]

Re: question

No, it is not okay.

Is this a real installation, and if so who did it?

Roger

 

[jbwhite]

Re: question

Roger, you forgot the caps lock.

NO IT IS NOT OK.

The neutral has to be routed with the phase conductors.

[ January 13, 2006, 04:26 PM: Message edited by: jbwhite ]

 

[allen wagner]

Re: question

i'll bet john dosen't know why the net. has to be in the same chase with the ungrounded cond.


allen

 

[LarryFine]

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His profile says "contractor". In my opinion, an electrical contractor wouldn't have asked this question.

Nothing personal, John. The question seems to be a theoretical one, and sounds like you really know better.

 

[lawelectric]

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WOW!...
Think of how much time would be spent to REALLY make that happen.
What happened to the ground? Just cut off where you seperated the hot and neutral?

 

[frankft2000]

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Originally posted by lawelectric:
WOW!...

What happened to the ground? Just cut off where you seperated the hot and neutral?

No don't be foolish. You twist them all together and put a pipe clamp around them!

 

[infinity]

Re: question

If the nipples were PVC and a slot were cut between them on both enclosures would this comply with the NEC? I've read about cutting slots for this reason but have yet to see a real world application. Could this be one?