Wire nuts?
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tank728
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- New Jersey
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There is a lot wrong in that photo. Cool find. That seems like a homeowner special.
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WOW maybe the same guy did this. Same thing, branch circuit in UF feeding the garage, exposed in the basement, no cover, and energized.
hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
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Without knowing where those cables go, I can only speculate. Maybe one of those "three ways" that provides power to the garage and a three-way function to control a light with only three conductors?
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electrofelon
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Utilities don't use insulation on much of their stuff and it's fine
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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As I see it, the un-capped red and black conductors feed through the box, and the neutral is interrupted by what appears to be a switch loop.
I'm wondering if it's not a MWBC, but they're using the black or red as a neutral, and the white is a switch leg to turn on a light from the house.
I am thinking the 3 conductor cables go to 3 way switches. The 2 conductor is the switch loop from the light fixture which is where the circuit is powered.
Just a possibility.
K8MHZ
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They taught us in school that air was an excellent insulator.
kwired
Electron manager
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Outside of no stinking wire nuts and no EGC's, the logic of what is there could be the two wire cable is the supply voltage, goes to two switches on white and back on black/red, then feeds two separately switched loads.
Messy to say the least.Wee don't need no steekeen' wire nuts!
Found this today. I'm assuming it's a 120/240 UF feeding a detached garage.
Not only are the two hots bare, but the neutral is connected to a separate NM cable. I'll investigate it more Monday.
Knuckle Dragger
Master Electrician Electrical Contractor 01752
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Well.. at least it's accessible...
hey where did these two yellow wire nuts in my pocket come from?:blink:
hey where did these two yellow wire nuts in my pocket come from?:blink:
Nut from me........we don't use 'em......
Mostly out terminal boxes, receptacles, switches light fittings come with screw terminals.
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