Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Question:
What are the 10 most violated NEC rules dwellings?
Question:
What are the 10 most violated NEC rules dwellings?
Originally Posted By: gbell
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Double Taps
oversize circuits
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Greg Bell
Bell Inspection Service
Originally Posted By: bkelly1
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same as above
same as above
open splices without junction boxes
junction box covers missing
improper groundin at sub panel / shops
gfi not tripping
reverse polarity…occasionally
no romex connector on water heater / disposal
loose straps on service riser
cracked boot on service riser
Originally Posted By: dedwards
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Open junction boxes
double taps
Overprotection
Underprotection
illegal / unsafe wire splices (w/o wire nuts)
exposed wiring
unsafe fixtures/outlets/lights
Wrong type wire for application (i.e. Romex used for UF)
Improper/unsafe ground rod connector/conductor
Mixing ground / neutral wiring on bus / overcrowded bus connections
Dont know if this is the correct list, but I can almost always count on at least 4 of the above items to show up on any given house. These are my repeat offenders.
Originally Posted By: jfarsetta
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Open J-boxes
Double lugs (neutrals)
Unmarked panels (what the breakers control)
Reversed hots and neutrals at receptacles (Harry the Homeowner strikes again)
3 conductor cables (with ground) used on 2-circuits (with common neutral) and no common trip on the breakers.
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Joe Farsetta
Illigitimi Non Carborundum
"Dont let the bastards grind you down..."
Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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| Ben said:
no romex connector on water heater / disposal |
Hi Ben:
This item caught my eye and I wanted to go a bit further. The lack of a connector, and use of Type NM cable for these appliances is what I mean.
Originally Posted By: lkage
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…ungrounded 3 prong outlets.
...open knockouts/exposed live bus bar.
...double lugged neutrals (grounded conductors).
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"I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him."
Galileo Galilei
Originally Posted By: jkline
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Grounded conductors and equipment grounds bonded together in distribution panels downstream of the main service panel.
Originally Posted By: pdickerson
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Y’all missed the #1 all time repeat offender. White wire not re-identified when used as an ungrounded conductor! Maybe not the most dangerous, but certainly (in my experience) the most prevalent.
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Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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There are many others.
How about the disposal and electric water heater, how many electrical items can be found that may be defective?
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Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
www.nachi.org/tedescobook.htm
Originally Posted By: jjackson
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NM cable used for disposal installation.
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jj
Originally Posted By: dedwards
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Originally Posted By: mtimpani
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Thank you, MarkTimpani
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