- Location
- Bremerton, Washington
- Occupation
- Master Electrician
The loops I mentioned are about 2 ft in dia, but wires are stapled within 12” of box. So to use this loop you would have to open up the wall
Service Loops in NM Wire
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letgomywago
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- Location
- Washington state and Oregon coast
- Occupation
- residential electrician
That seams to be more wasteful than necessary
Fred B
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- Location
- Upstate, NY
- Occupation
- Electrician
around here most are getting spray foam insulation and any loop would be useless as the foam prevents any movement of the loop anyway.
Seems to me that GC's should be addressing the offenders causing the damage. If we (EC's) were destroying sheetrockers, plumbers, tile setters, HVAC, etc,.... installations I would bet we would be back charged for the repair.
letgomywago
Senior Member
- Location
- Washington state and Oregon coast
- Occupation
- residential electrician
On residential you'll have to pry that money from them if they're even legit.
4x4dually
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- Location
- Stillwater, OK
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer/ Ex-Electrician
Exactly. I warned the rock guys before they started on our house a month ago that they had better keep their zips out of my boxes....but I also made them all up berfore hand and tucked them super nice way in the back in deep boxes. Then the dayum painters sprayed inside every single box. I had words with them as well. No one give a rats arse about the next guy. Imma gonna learn this crew whether I have to use google translate or not.
PaulMmn
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- Location
- Union, KY, USA
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- EIT - Engineer in Training, Lafayette College
I left some extra for an outlet in my parents' basement. It was in anticipation of a well-needed swap from fuses to ckt breakers. I wasn't around for the swap, and the person who did the job didn't think about why the extra was there, they just re-landed the existing ends in the new box. *sigh*
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