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The one thing I haven't seen is. I asked to put a single light off of a closet outlet to avoid running a new circuit for just one light. I got the inspectors blessing, passed the roughin and got busted on the final. The very same thing for extending a circuit from a garage to another room. They agreed, I passed the roughin and got busted on the final. Am I correct when I say that if the item is passed, they cannot go back and change it. It has to be written up at the roughin or it's regarded as acceptable and done and cannot be changed. Am I right?
 
First, what did they bust you for? There's nothing wrong, by itself, with having a light and a receptacle on the same circuit.

As far as your question, sorry, but they can always bust you later for something they missed the first time. The purpose of the rough inspection is to check your stapling and nail plates and stuff like that. Now if you ask me, it's a d!ck thing what they did to you. Most inspectors wouldn't. But is there a law or policy that stops them? Probably not.
 
jaggedben said:
First, what did they bust you for? There's nothing wrong, by itself, with having a light and a receptacle on the same circuit.
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Unless it's a dining room receptacle or something like that.

jaggedben said:
As far as your question, sorry, but they can always bust you later for something they missed the first time.
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Yup. Every inspection can be a complete inspection.

jaggedben said:
The purpose of the rough inspection is to check your stapling and nail plates and stuff like that.
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👍👍 Yup

jaggedben said:
Now if you ask me, it's a d!ck thing what they did to you. Most inspectors wouldn't. But is there a law or policy that stops them? Probably not.
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Around here, no inspector. I know of checks to see what all is on a circuit until the finish. Unless they see some obvious thing. But I have known inspectors who have certain guys that are a thorn in their side, they do a complete thorough inspection every time they show up to that guy's work. And those guys are always mad when something seemed to pass an early inspection and then fails a later inspection.
 
Eby said:
The one thing I haven't seen is. I asked to put a single light off of a closet outlet to avoid running a new circuit for just one light. I got the inspectors blessing, passed the roughin and got busted on the final. The very same thing for extending a circuit from a garage to another room. They agreed, I passed the roughin and got busted on the final. Am I correct when I say that if the item is passed, they cannot go back and change it. It has to be written up at the roughin or it's regarded as acceptable and done and cannot be changed. Am I right?
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I want to say a garage circuits cant leave the garage other than putting outside receptacles on it.
 
lordofthisworld said:
I want to say a garage circuits cant leave the garage other than putting outside receptacles on it.
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It depends on code cycle and interpretation of the wording. 2020 made clearer that if you supply the 210.52(G)(1) receptacles, then you can do whatever you want after that is met. Even prior to that, it seems you could do whatever you wanted with a circuit the had only lighting outlets and did not serve receptacle outlets.
 
Eby said:
Am I correct when I say that if the item is passed, they cannot go back and change it. It has to be written up at the roughin or it's regarded as acceptable and done and cannot be changed. Am I right?
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As already stated, it can be rejected at any time. Inspectors are human and can miss things, it happens the same as the installer missing it.

I have to ask, were you an electrical contractor?
 
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