Wednesday Photos : Spot the Violations

[480sparky]

Went to look at a job yesterday morning, and managed to take these pix:

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Lets start with Picture #1

1. Access to the disconnect
2. Open conductors hanging to the right of the disconnect - this is more of a local code.
3. Improperly supported cables to the 411 box
4. bending radius of the cable entering the box that is terminated to the disconnect
5. identification of the disconnect...unless it is easy to determine what it is disconnecting. that is difficult to determine from the picture posted.
6. Also hard to determine from the picture, but it may be possible the connector for the cable secured to the 411 box is not properly sized.
7. There is an unoccupied fitting to the box terminated to the disconnect

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Looking at the other pictures.
Other than maybe some connectors may be missing, I do not see code violations. Maybe some neatness issues, but not code.
Being neat only counts when one cares.


Identification of the white conductor as an ungrounded conductor installed on the breaker may not have been required when it was installed...that is a fairly new requirment.

 

[480sparky]

Looking at the other pictures.
Other than maybe some connectors may be missing, I do not see code violations. Maybe some neatness issues, but not code.
Being neat only counts when one cares.


Identification of the white conductor as an ungrounded conductor installed on the breaker may not have been required when it was installed...that is a fairly new requirment.

If it helps, I know the house was built in '91.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

If it helps, I know the house was built in '91.

At that time is was not required to be re-identified.

I see the white conductor you mentioned to me. One has to look at 2 of the pictures to notice that.

Do you know where that conductor is going?

 

[bmwnut]

every day

every day

This is the stuff i work on day in and day out. bet outside entrance looks just as bad. pays the bills though will post pic of my next job

 

[foqnc]

Let's see what I have learn't since reading this forum.

Neutral and grounds on the same terminal block?

 

[quogueelectric]

Is this an oil fired hot water heater??

 

[acrwc10]

480 nice work, keep posting pictures of your installations so we can all see how your installation methods are improving.

Really, I hate having to fix stuff like that, not that the work bothers me it is just the home owners "bar buddy" is obviously the one that did this and even if you fix it for free, they say it is to much and "It works fine why do we need to change it". At least the exhaust flue for the heater is connected.

 

[480sparky]

OK, since no has has spotted it yet, I'll show a clue now.

 

[Mule]

Lets start with Picture #1

1. Access to the disconnect
2. Open conductors hanging to the right of the disconnect - this is more of a local code.
3. Improperly supported cables to the 411 box
4. bending radius of the cable entering the box that is terminated to the disconnect
5. identification of the disconnect...unless it is easy to determine what it is disconnecting. that is difficult to determine from the picture posted.
6. Also hard to determine from the picture, but it may be possible the connector for the cable secured to the 411 box is not properly sized.
7. There is an unoccupied fitting to the box terminated to the disconnect

durn plumbers

 

[480sparky]

durn plumbers

A plumber surely wouldn't do that. It must have been the sheetrocker hacking as a plumber!

 

[Ed Carr]

You didn't get a home inspection before you bought the
Kravitz's house? The shame :grin:

 

[qcroanoke]

OK, since no has has spotted it yet, I'll show a clue now.

Is that a telephone cable being pulled through there on the right?

 

[TOOL_5150]

Is that a telephone cable being pulled through there on the right?

looks like it. I see a red and yellow wire in that grey sheath.

~Matt

 

[480sparky]

Is that a telephone cable being pulled through there on the right?

looks like it. I see a red and yellow wire in that grey sheath.

~Matt

While it doesn't snow it the pix, there's a green and black in there too. Yep....POTS right through the panel! I couldn't see any markings on it, and it sure felt like 4-wire, so I skinned a little to satisfy my curiosity.

 

[TOOL_5150]

While it doesn't snow it the pix, there's a green and black in there too. Yep....POTS right through the panel! I couldn't see any markings on it, and it sure felt like 4-wire, so I skinned a little to satisfy my curiosity.

You taped it back up, right?

BTW, I love your signature....

~Matt

 

[Karl H]

You taped it back up, right?

BTW, I love your signature....

~Matt

I just saw that too. Very funny!