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Right, which unless your area has changed the NEC is a violation regarless of the green sticker
Pay attention. This is really very simple. I learned this via the internet over the past several years.
The NEC is a
guidline, not the absolute authority.
Many areas use the NEC as their complete authority and adopt the new code cycles completely and quickly.
Many areas modify it to suit their wishes. They adopt new changes when they see fit and they pick and choose which ammendments are appropriate.
Read that last part again.^
Unless you understand it, there is no point in continuing.
Examples:
My area has disallowed the hack method of using unfused, exposed SE as service conductors since the 50's. My area has also added the requirement of EGC's everywhere, some time in the 80's. My area also allows cables to be installed as pictured. They have since the 60's. Those are three significant differences.
Your area stiil allows the 3rd world installation of SE service conductors. You hack these installation in and proclaim them prefessional because the NEC allows it. In my eyes, that is about as sloppy and unprofessional as you can get. You might as well string an extension cord from the pole into the house.
My area still doesn't require arc faults "everywhere", tamper resistant anywhere or common trip on MWBC. In your eyes, that makes me, and every other contractor here, unprofessional. That's just dumb.
It's legal and it's common practice so anything I have to say about it will be directed at the code, not the installer. When you post a pic of your service, it's not likely that I will insult you personally but I will voice my opinion on the method.
You can think of the NEC as the Bible if you like, just remember that there are many different religions and interpetations of the bible and learn to accept that, even though their religion is slightly different from yours, your neighbors still believe in quality work and safe installations.
And it seems if you really did not want to get slammed for this poor workmanship you would stop posting pictures of it.
I don't mind getting "slammed". I enjoy a good debate. In this case it's you that ends up looking foolish.
No idea, can't see if you used connectors.
It's conduit. We are not allowed to use NM for the solar installations.
Is that the position your panel & boiler feeds will stay in after connection? Any breaker on the bottom right spaces would be a tight fit, but a GFCI or AFCI would not fit at all.
Yeah, that's the final position. It looks clear to me. It
may be a bit close to the bottom breaker space but it's not a concern. All the circuits in this 40 space panel are already installed.
The sub, inside has most of the branch circuits.