Violation or not ..

[Another C10]

Do most of these pictures involve electrical contractors performing work, or simply 'walking past'?

my images were service calls, and were addresses, I never walk away from a potential fire or death hazard, that would be irresponsible and potentially criminal.

 

[480sparky]

Actually, yes. While I think it's silly, we're not supposed to use a screw terminal and a stab-in terminal to connect two wires.

I'd like to see a code reference or listing for this.

 

[Another C10]

we're not supposed to use a screw terminal and a stab-in terminal to connect two wires

good observation but that is not the actual problem regarding post #10

 

[480sparky]

Actually there is. its not what you think.

Well, the real issue is it's a Leviton device.

 

[480sparky]

Looks like there's a rogue wire on the far side of the device, between the bare ground and the bottom black wire. I see just a little bit of it, but now where it goes. Maybe it's just an excessive loop on the ground. If it is, then the ground wire would be looped CCW.

 

[Another C10]

Looks like there's a rogue wire on the far side of the device

Hint : the problem is facing you , the wire colors are correct.

 

[Another C10]

Is there a problem with this image.

there is a problem with this so far no one has pointed it out accurately

 

[480sparky]

If it's a black and a red conductor are connected together, that, in itself, isn't a violation.

 

[drcampbell]

... at least they did not snip the grounding conductors. Some old timers liked to do that.

My dad (b.1932, no formal training) is like that, but with a curious variation:
He refuses to connect grounding conductors -- "It works just fine without it" -- but doesn't snip them off. He bends them back, wraps them around the outside of the cable jacket and tapes them out of the way, in case somebody else might want to use them at some point in the future.

In the distant past, I've asked his reasoning but never received a comprehensible answer. I suspect this practice originates either from a lot of years in Chicago, where EMT is required in residences, or his work in oil refineries, where vapor-tight rigid conduit and threaded cast conduit bodies are required, or his work with instrumentation and the many folk legends & fairy tales about ground wires and hum.

 

[sparky1118]

This was done in a new build. The company I used to work for was a father and two sons. They moved the door and one of the sons didn’t want to run a few new wires so he did this... however this is typical with this particular company

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[sparky1118]

I found this at a service call I went to. A bakery had a tripped breaker and couldn’t figure out why. Well it was fun trying to find the panel.

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[sparky1118]

I found this beauty on a job I was working at. There was a stud in the way so someone cut half the box off to fit it

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[sparky1118]

This one I can only pray was done by a homeowner. In a finished basement they used 5/8” strapping to secure the Sheetrock to. So they didn’t have room for a box and used a low voltage ring

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[oldsparky52]

Actually, yes. While I think it's silly, we're not supposed to use a screw terminal and a stab-in terminal to connect two wires.

I did not know that. Is that from the manufacturer, UL, ... ?

 

[infinity]

Hello Sparky, sorry to be a stickler, great images but it's tough to comment on a specific image. are you able to add 1 at a time with a brief comment for us to reply too. Thanks.

You can also click on a photo and then right click on a single image, insert it into a post then comment on it. Or you can do several at a time with comments before/after each photo.

 

[roger]

I've posted this one before but still get a kick out of it.



Roger

 

[GoldDigger]

I found this at a service call I went to. A bakery had a tripped breaker and couldn’t figure out why. Well it was fun trying to find the panel.




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Clearly those cardboard boxes should not have been stored in the working space in front of the panel. And at least the pipe is not a violation of the dedicated space for the panel.

 

[LarryFine]

I did not know that. Is that from the manufacturer, UL, ... ?

Apparently, I used to be right, but now I'm wrong.

Using both backstab and screw connections

I've been told that it is not legal to utilize both the backstab and screw terminals on a receptacle or switch, but I can't find a code reference. Can anyone identify the proper code reference that might cover this topic?

forums.mikeholt.com

 

[hillbilly1]

This ran a floodlight mounted at the end of a porch. They took the receptacle and box out, and covered it with a 2”x4” piece of plywood( painted to match the wall. LOL!

 

[Another C10]

If it's a black and a red conductor are connected together, that, in itself, isn't a violation.

Hint :

Is there a problem with this image.

Each wire facing you has a purpose once you determine that you will see.. If not I'll tell you.