Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum - Code Violation Discussion http://www.electriciantalk.com This is the forum where we learn from others mistakes. Please, NO SPECIFICS such as names, companies or locations. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:33:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.electriciantalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum - Code Violation Discussion http://www.electriciantalk.com All #12 http://www.electriciantalk.com/f13/all-12-a-16186/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:23:30 GMT Had a customer yesterday proudly tell me he re-wired is own house. Yup, he used all #12 presumably 'cause it was safer, but he only used 14/3 for the 3-way switches because <direct quote> "that's all it needed".

I get tired of trying to explain to people how stupid they are, especially when they look at me like I am trying to sell them something. :cry: ]]> Code Violation Discussion Speedy Petey http://www.electriciantalk.com/f13/all-12-a-16186/ The NEC is just a guideline right? http://www.electriciantalk.com/f13/nec-just-guideline-right-16151/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:44:16 GMT Not sure who is responsible for this failure it might have been a contractor or the POCO (then I guess it would be NESC but still there has to be... Not sure who is responsible for this failure it might have been a contractor or the POCO (then I guess it would be NESC but still there has to be something in there about mechanical connection) but ether way its total crap. I apologize for the picture quality (note to self, hold camera steady next time).

So someone thought they could get away with not using a lock nut on this service. As a result the conduit is sinking down away from the meter and at this point it is more than halfway out. Its a 100 amp 480 volt service and this is about 10 feet from the transformer feeding it. I really don't want to think about what would happen if this conduit sinks any lower and the wires start to chafe on the meter socket, but I bet the meter, disco, and building would probably go away. Then to add insult to injury the k.o. is one size too big so who ever installed the phone demark thought to them selves "what the hell I will stick my ground wire through here to connect to ground"!!
]]> Code Violation Discussion Jlarson http://www.electriciantalk.com/f13/nec-just-guideline-right-16151/ Service call for main breaker tripping http://www.electriciantalk.com/f13/service-call-main-breaker-tripping-15887/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:59:51 GMT The breaker was bad, but getting to it to remove it and install a new one was tougher than usual. Had to pull out the sawzall, and the HOA's pretty swinging door enclosure that hid that unsightly meter center has a hole in it now.
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