[local134gt]

I hate when people layout their lighting runs with no regard to box fill.

 

[Service Call]

Just need an extension and all is good

 

[MTW]

Is that FMT?

 

[local134gt]

Or could have placed an extra box in the run to avoid a 7 wire splice and extension ring.

 

[glen1971]

Wires aren't spliced..
No wire labels...
No marrette on ground..
No cover on box..
Couldn't tell, but is there a tail for the grounds to the box?
Someone lost the 8/32 screws for the cover?

 

[local134gt]

Is that FMT?

Yea, and a plenum rated 1900 box. It's in a plenum ceiling in Chicago.

 

[cotes17]

Should have just put a 6x6 box

 

[8V71]

Is that FMT?

:nerd:

















:thumbsup:

 

[That_Dude]

Put a ring on it. Done. :whistling2:

 

[local134gt]

Wires aren't spliced..
No wire labels...
No marrette on ground..
No cover on box..
Couldn't tell, but is there a tail for the grounds to the box?
Someone lost the 8/32 screws for the cover?

I didn't finish making up the box, the thread was more of a rant on the layout that led to 7 entries into the box.
We don't have to pigtail the box since the run is all emt, and the screws are missing because they come with the plenum cover.

 

[480sparky]

Underexposed.

 

[ponyboy]

Yuck. How is the box supported? I can't see it on my phone

 

[Awg-Dawg]

We don't have to pigtail the box since the run is all emt

You still need to bond the box.

 

[sparky402]

Looks like emt is supported with bat clips. I prefer a trapeze

 

[Joefixit2]

We don't have to pigtail the box since the run is all emt.

Better read 250.148(C).

 

[bml215]

Looks like emt is supported with bat clips. I prefer a trapeze

Can't you only support a box with a min. of 2 runs of RMC, not EMT?

 

[ponyboy]

Can't you only support a box with a min. of 2 runs of RMC, not EMT?

must be threaded entry yes 314.23(e), i can't tell from the picture if this box is adequately supported or not but it doesn't look like it

 

[local134gt]

Better read 250.148(C).

The way it was explained to me is, the equipment grounding conductors are connected to the metal boxes at the fixtures.
The grounds installed in the FMT and EMT are not required by Chicago code and are just a job spec. Therefore the ground wires in that pic are not equipment grounds.
I am by no means a code guru and this explanation was sufficient for me.

 

[local134gt]

Yuck. How is the box supported? I can't see it on my phone

Different box but same means of support.

 

[Pete m.]

The way it was explained to me is, the equipment grounding conductors are connected to the metal boxes at the fixtures.
The grounds installed in the FMT and EMT are not required by Chicago code and are just a job spec. Therefore the ground wires in that pic are not equipment grounds.
I am by no means a code guru and this explanation was sufficient for me.

What do the spec's call that green wire? I would call it an EGC and treat is as such... needed or not.

Pete