Romex Branch circuit grounding wires

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Buck Parrish

Buck Parrish

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In romex branch circuits. The outlet and switch boxes. Does it say in the NEC that the equipment ground wires have to be made up (twisted, wire nuted, connected ,etc....} for the rough-in inspection ?
 
We make all the grounds up pre-rough in.

Years ago I asked the inspector why we had to do it, because I checked all the rules and there was nothing about having the grounds made up before rough in. He told me that part of the inspection process was to inspect the ground connections, and it was always easier to do that before rough in. If the EC wanted to wait until final, it was made clear that it wasn't the inspector's job to pull out all the receptacles to make the connections visible.
 
Washington state requires that all equipment grounding conductors be connected at Rough-in for these cables. Right after the electrical inspection the owner will have the power company connect power to the building and if all the Equipment grounding conductors are not connected together. There might not be effective ground fault current path once we start energizing the circuits.


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Buck, in Carrboro you have to install the box, make the joints, get an inspection and then trim. It sucks when you have a carport where there is no sheetrock or other materials going on the walls. I did a job with 2 outlets and I had to leave it open for inspection and come back to trim because they will not open the boxes and they want to see that the joints are made properly.
 
Rural Indiana has the sorriest electrical work I have ever seen. Most of the guys never make the grounds at rough-in. But there are little to no inspections so I don't guess it matters.
You can imagine how the rest of the job looks.

I know you guys in some of the bigger cities in Indiana do good work. Excluding Terre Haute
 
I can understand making up the grounds in switch and receptacle boxes before the sheetrock is installed. I use the crimp sleeves and others use the green wire nuts. However, I once failed an inspection because I didn't strip back the wires for two keyless light outlets in a garage ceiling. What did the EI think I was going to do - not splice the wires through ?
 
mjf said:
not NEC required. Inspectors here like to see boxes made up at rough-in. Personally, I always do as much as mechanically possible prior to RI inspection so finish is quick and easy.
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I always encourage that from an inspection standpoint. If I can catch something on a Rough-In like an improperly sized breaker,missing bond screw, etc. I can leave a note and avoid a Final Rejection
 
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