the worst electrical things in your own homes

[wireguru]

I thought this might be fun, post the worst electrical things (code violation or otherwise) in your own homes.

Ive got a couple conduits that are probably overfilled, panel not exactly labeled, and a red conductor reidentified as a ground (gotta fix that -was temporary a few years ago) :grin:

 

[tonyou812]

I have a multiple circut on one duplex but its not on a 2 pole breaker......oh and no afci's or tamper proof outlets....

 

[NolaTigaBait]

no afci's, no gfi on counter top or in bathrooms...uh, split buss panel....

 

[Minuteman]

CFL's. The wife wants to be green.

 

[dezwitinc]

Receptacles and light fixtures installed by a handyman before we moved in using zipcord in the walls and ceiling.
They are disconnected and will be rewired as soon as time is available and I have someone to crawl around in the attic.
The cobbler's kids have no shoes (and I have lights and receptacles that don't work).

 

[brantmacga]

i have a non-gfci protected receptacle outside; but it was installed for a landscape lighting transformer. i also have a gfci in the kitchen that won't trip.

 

[TOOL_5150]

My sub panel doesnt have a cover on it, nor do the 6 JB in my garage. I was in the middle of a panel upgrade, and work got busy, didnt have time to finish it yet.


~Matt

 

[TOOL_5150]

I tell people "I know how to violate the code safely"

~Matt

 

[nolabama]

mc outside for lighting

 

[Minuteman]

no afci's, no gfi on counter top or in bathrooms...uh, split buss panel....

Me too, except for the split buss. Then again, in my bathroom the toilet paper holder has been missing forever, and the roll just sets on the tank lid. :grin:

 

[Sparky555]

Working clearance on the main panel & three subpanels.

 

[SiddMartin]

missing JB cvr in garage, flying splice in garage...

 

[wbalsam1]

I have a "romex" that's stapled 12 1/8 inch from the box and secured 54 1/2 inches from that. Tough sleeping at first, but I'm over it now.








(I know an inspector who makes an "issue" out of this kind of stuff.):-?:smile:

 

[mdshunk]

My SE cable has hatchet marks on it, and at least three nails embedded in it.

 

[peter d]

My SE cable has hatchet marks on it, and at least three nails embedded in it.

My SE cable is not attached to the house at all.



(Well, OK, I took the clips off today so I could paint behind it.)

 

[jrannis]

• 20 amp breaker on 15 amp romex for microwave oven,
• gfci issues,
• missing smoke detector,
• shelves under panel,
• shallow depth pvc around deck.

 

[electricman2]

60A breaker feeding #6 USE to garage, garage panel has no GEC, a couple of boxes that would fail conductor fill. Some 12-2 NM hanging down under the house that used to feed baseboard heat. Its wire nutted off and still connected to the wall t'stats. Thats about all I can think of.

 

[iwire]

A box in my basment

The EGC runs to here

 

[peter d]

Wow Bob, you have what I call the "crunchy BX" in your basement...I'm impressed.

 

[mdshunk]

Wow Bob, you have what I call the "crunchy BX" in your basement...I'm impressed.

That rings a bell. Every time I ask for type AC cable at the supply house, they ask me if I want original or crunchy.