Is this OK??

Commercial building, 6230 sq ft. part of the electric service is pictured here, my question is look at the down spout above the conduit leading to the box. Is this ok or should I call it out? I know that the conduit is for outside use but still you have a down spout that is putting water on the electric service.

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It’s a $10 fix…I’d just recommend extending the downspout to the ground. With the unprotected wires showing at the panel then the downspout is probably not the biggest issue though :slight_smile: .

good call one of the exposed wires is cable. here is another pic of the wires.

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The electrical equipment also has non-compliant decorations. :stuck_out_tongue:

Just recommend a 6’ splashblock, and it should be fine! :wink:

with the way it rains here might need double, because it rained so hard it’s like raining cats and dogs because the other day I stepped in a poodle. :smiley:

Hey Mark;

If you look at that picture closely and blow it up a little, you will see that the conduit coming out of the Disconnect is EMT, I could see the coupling.
There appears to be one on the vertical also.

Correct me if I am wrong.

Marcel :slight_smile: :smiley:

They are compression connectors, but it’s not clear from the pics if they’re being used with EMT, IMC, or RMC. There are special “rain tight” compression connectors available now, but when this installation was done, they probably weren’t available. Compression connectors of the garden variety are notorious for leaking.

That is why I thought I’d mention it.

Thanks Mark.

Marcel :slight_smile: :smiley:

I would simply report this as a “Darwin” issue and move on. . . :roll:

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I’M J O K I N G. :wink:

Hey Jeff;

Wasn’t there such a thing as the Darwin Award? I like the ring of that. ha. ha.

Marcel :slight_smile: :smiley: :wink:

Yep, and this would qualify. . .

Jeff; I think noteing that the downspout diverter 90 should be extended so as to not produce excessive moisture on the electrical componets of the service entrance and provide water to wash your car at the same time.

What do you think? ha. ha.

Hey, I like that Darwin Award thingy, I got to look into it. Maybe on to something here. Already found a list and thought it was ammusing. ha. ha.

Marcel :slight_smile: :smiley: :wink: