Plumbing elbows not permitted in a service or feeder conduit

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Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Plumbing elbows are not permitted in a service or feeder raceway.


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The cover to the left is the utility connection area, and the two meters are for two apartments and the mains for them are next to the meters.

The "feeder" on the right with a plumbing fitting is what's wrong here, and should never have been allowed. I am not sure where this is located, but an electrical inspector while on vacation found this.

Could it be that this job was passed because of "crossed neutrals" here? ![icon_rolleyes.gif](upload://iqxt7ABYC2TEBomNkCmZARIrQr6.gif)

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Originally Posted By: Bob Badger
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That is an unfortunate possibility Joe no doubt about $ that.


I am curious as to how they got the wires through that plumbing ell?

Bob

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Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Bob:


So you know about possible bribes! That is too bad in the inspection community, but sometimes a reality!

The LR was probably secured with a chase nipple, after being threaded onto the short length of conduit, or is it water pipe?

I wonder what size the feeder conductors are 4 AWG or larger?

LR = Conduit Body

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Originally Posted By: Bob Badger
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Yeah I know icon_sad.gif


And it is not limited to inspectors, some GCs need a little something special if you want the work. ![icon_sad.gif](upload://nMBtKsE7kuDHGvTX96IWpBt1rTb.gif)

I have not had to be personally involved in any of this but I know about it and that makes me an unwilling party to it.

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Originally Posted By: Dave Nix
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I’ll bet the insulation on the conductors looks like ||||||


WOW!

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