Rough inspections

[radiopet]

George I hope your kidding as that is an extremely bad idea.

IMO it is bordering on criminal if done intentionally.

Bob...I think he means he does not terminate the conductors on breakers...but energizes the actual panel...we do this as well....because we install all the grounds and neturals a the rough in stage...only think let after than are insulated conductors waiting to go to breakers.....can always cut off the main breaker and be fine.

Everyone around here does this practice.

 

[LarryFine]

In our neck of the woods, for rough, we make up at least grounds in all boxes (I prefer making all connections), we land grounds and neutrals in the panel, and if we want power during construction, we install one breaker to power a GFCI receptacle on a single-outlet circuit, such as laundry.

They look at the rough and power inspections as independent things.

 

[George Stolz]

Bob...I think he means he does not terminate the conductors on breakers...but energizes the actual panel...we do this as well....because we install all the grounds and neturals a the rough in stage...only think let after than are insulated conductors waiting to go to breakers.....can always cut off the main breaker and be fine.

Everyone around here does this practice.

Somebody's been surfing through the scrolls...

No, I originally meant that I was on the fence about the ethics of intentionally energizing everything at the rough to deter theft. I originally thought it was extremely bad, then wasn't so certain, but I'm pretty much back in the mindset that doing so is a bad idea.

FWIW, I do solely energize a couple of trimmed out circuits for temp at the rough, and coil the other HRs around the panel for the trim crew to breaker when the trim is complete.

 

[iwire]

Thanks for getting back to this one George.