malachi constant
Senior Member
- Location
- Minneapolis
Is this a code violation?
They took out the generator, left the room looking like this. The wires are not intended for future use. Which of the following is legal?:
1. Push wires back into conduit, cap conduit, call it a day.
2. Install enclosure(s) at conduit openings as required to provide area to terminate wires within.
3. Remove conductors back to nearest enclosure. Cap conduit.
4. No problems. Leave as is.
For the record, I'm pretty sure #4 is illegal, I would recommend #2 or #3 as I know those are legal, and I would like to recommend #1 but am not certain that it is legal.
Also: I assume duct tape would be an effective, but not legal, conduit cap.
FYI, I'm an engineer in the building for an unrelated project. I would like to suggest to the Owner they take a couple minutes and clean this up, but want to make sure I know the options before doing so.
Thanks!
They took out the generator, left the room looking like this. The wires are not intended for future use. Which of the following is legal?:
1. Push wires back into conduit, cap conduit, call it a day.
2. Install enclosure(s) at conduit openings as required to provide area to terminate wires within.
3. Remove conductors back to nearest enclosure. Cap conduit.
4. No problems. Leave as is.
For the record, I'm pretty sure #4 is illegal, I would recommend #2 or #3 as I know those are legal, and I would like to recommend #1 but am not certain that it is legal.
Also: I assume duct tape would be an effective, but not legal, conduit cap.
FYI, I'm an engineer in the building for an unrelated project. I would like to suggest to the Owner they take a couple minutes and clean this up, but want to make sure I know the options before doing so.
Thanks!