What can this 14/2 be for?

[ivsenroute]

No electrician present during rough inspection. Nothing on the prints in this area which is at the 1st floor ceiling, front of the house. 14/2 and too close to the corner to be for the smokes and barely enough wire to make it to a box. Too high for a sconce and no recessed lights on the prints.

Any guesses, ideas?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Hard to say without knowing what's above. Could be a switch leg for future yard lights. Spare wire to an attic, etc.

Looks like it goes thru the floor to a possible down draft range but never got hooked up.

 

[480sparky]

What can this 14/2 be for?

Fake out an inspector?

 

[ivsenroute]

This is a living room and there is a bedroom above it. Either they made a mistake and ran short with a pull or they will be installing an accessible junction box.

 

[GMc]

Receptacle outside for christmas lights?

 

[ivsenroute]

Fake out an inspector?

You are probably right!:grin:

 

[readydave8]

Just a scrap piece to help find the hole for when I go into the basement to push the 12/2 up.

 

[danickstr]

they needed to fail so that they could get some more time on the job,

 

[480sparky]

You are probably right!:grin:

Are you sure this actually goes somewhere on the other end, or could it just be a scrap 2' chunk of 14/2 someone stuck down an unused hole?

More than once I've done that...... drilled a hole from the upper floor to below, then dropped a scrap into in to make it easily visible once I get roping down below.

 

[Buck Parrish]

Are you sure this actually goes somewhere on the other end, or could it just be a scrap 2' chunk of 14/2 someone stuck down an unused hole?

More than once I've done that...... drilled a hole from the upper floor to below, then dropped a scrap into in to make it easily visible once I get roping down below.

That's what it looks like. (from here)

 

[GUNNING]

Marker wire sounds good. Is there a box above there or should there be a box by that vent in the wall above there?

 

[Security101]

Could also be that during construction someone broke in to do a quick copper theft, cut that drop, got spooked and left.

I've dealt with many like that and that's what the left over runs look like.

Just sayin, first thing I thought when I saw it...

Jim

 

[charlietuna]

Temp. sensor for duct to right side ?

 

[nyhockey]

No electrician present during rough inspection. Nothing on the prints in this area which is at the 1st floor ceiling, front of the house. 14/2 and too close to the corner to be for the smokes and barely enough wire to make it to a box. Too high for a sconce and no recessed lights on the prints.

Any guesses, ideas?

A reason for this post

 

[electricmanscott]

This thread was a joke I hope.

 

[ivsenroute]

I will post the answer after the next visit to the site.

 

[lowryder88h]

14/2

14/2

It was in the way of the tin-knocker. So they just cut it out of their way, which is typical.

 

[rodneee]

look for the marks of extracted romex staples in the bay of the heat duct, if found you can blame the hvac man. if no staple marks no wire was run.

 

[Hendrix]

Fake out an inspector?

That would be my guess :grin:

 

[480sparky]

I will post the answer after the next visit to the site.

We expect no less......