Why are the grounding conductors visible?

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Ask the homeowner. Looks like he/she picked up a ground for something else. Is the house old with no grounds? Why it is outside the box -- I don't know.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
Ask the homeowner. Looks like he/she picked up a ground for something else. Is the house old with no grounds? Why it is outside the box -- I don't know.
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This portion of the home was supposed built c. 1979, so not that old. Unfortunately, present owner was only there a couple of years and has no idea when stuff was installed.
 
mkgrady said:
Are all the grounds spliced together? The reason I ask is because I have seen many ground wires treated like they serve no purpose. That would still not answer why they are outside the JB.
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Hard to tell with all the insulation and limited access. I'm just going to flag it as a concern and refer client to a licensed electrical contractor for further analysis.
 
I did a trouble call on an apartment complex that was wired in the late 50's. All the grounds are made up on the back side of the boxes. I think they just didn't know what to do with that new, strange, bare conductor. So they got it the heck out of their electrical boxes.

That's about all I can figure. ;)
 
tonype said:
High-hat wiring - is there any explanation why the grounding wires are visible - homeowner installation?http://
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I find that due to lack of training many homeowners like to be creative when doing an install. Some actually think they are doing a better than standard job.

Try to re-invent the wheel so to speak.

We electricians can do the same job over and over a thousand times and do it just as we have been trained.
 
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