The "widow maker" — cord caps fed out of the panel and backfed into a receptacle
Codes to Consider
The Good Ones
- @enmanuelperez5677
It is a fail. It violates section 400.12 (1) [flexible cord can't stand in for a building's permanent wiring], and 406.7 (B) [you can't feed a receptacle by plugging a live plug into it]
- @Andysmountains
Fail 400.12 1 can't use flexible cords as permanent wiring
- @troybrown7994
2020 nec: 406.7(B) no sir.
The Funny Ones
- @sunombreysupalabra
Electrician that did this needs to be sent to mars
- @slayyyperson502
Noooo self explanatory I opened my code book to look into this & the book just looked at me
- @familyguy4724
This is scarier than a machete fight at night while being blindfolded
The Silly Ones
- @outrightmentaldefective
Did anyone survive?
- @michaelgonzalez3841
Must not of had any emt in the truck
Meter socket right next to a window and a door
Codes to Consider
The Good Ones
- @shortstop7247
PASS — NEC 230.9(A). The 3-foot window clearance applies to [open service wires and cable with no outer jacket], not conductors enclosed in a raceway or meter socket. Assuming the overhead service conductors have proper clearance, the meter’s proximity to the windows is not a 230.9 violation.
- @michaelw123
If you go solely from the NEC is would probably pass. There is nothing restricting it and the only code reference I think applies is 110.26. But in my jurisdiction it would fail. The POCO has a rule that there needs to be 12 inches of unobstructed wall space on either side of the meter. I didn’t measure it but it doesn’t seem to meet that requirement.
- @romansensing4059
110.26 , I say the 30" working space is there as long as the door doesn't swing into the work space. Window appears to raise and lower so it wouldn't interfere with working space.
The Funny Ones
- @beautifulpigeon1315
Fail. Article 9000.25 states because the AHJ doesn’t like it. That’s why.
The Silly Ones
- @richardmalone7018
I’d pass out this time tho would reprimand the installer to not do it again. I’m sure that there is a different location to put the meter at.
- @j.anibalcueva662
It will never pass inspection.
Exposed panel bus on a new-circuit inspection
Codes to Consider
The Good Ones
- @Tn_electrician
Fai! 2023 nec 408.7 [empty breaker spaces have to be closed off with an approved cover that protects as well as the panel itself]
- @darwood6861
NEC 408.7 (Unused Openings): [Empty breaker spaces have to be closed off with listed filler plates or breaker blanks.] You cannot leave gaps where live parts or the interior of the panel can be accessed. NEC 110.12(A) (Mechanical Execution of Work): [Work has to be neat and workmanlike, and unused openings get closed so nobody can damage the system or touch live parts.] NEC 312.102 (Doors or Covers): Cabinets and cutout boxes must have the proper manufacturer-supplied covers and deadfronts; field-made or makeshift covers that do not fit properly are prohibited
- @rodneypierce4402
Fail; 408.7
The Funny Ones
- @chrismast2790
Fail... Code 001: Don't kill your clients
The Silly Ones
- @thomasdondero2559
Where is the afc combination gfi. breaker?
- @Agoodmint
No. Authority having jurisdiction. Put the blanks in.
Carflex stopped short of the box at a tankless water heater
Codes to Consider
The Good Ones
- @KingEscandell
Fail 300.12, Mechanical Continuity—Raceways and Cables: the raceway must remain continuous between boxes and fittings. That gap leaves individual conductors outside the raceway. Also, 314.17 [says wires entering a box need protection from rubbing]—the metal knockout edge can damage their insulation. I want membership
- @ianpluska5667
Fail 2023 400.17 [cord passing through a hole in a box needs a bushing or fitting]. Raceways are permitted to not be complete for protecting cable assemblies from physical damage 300.12, however lfnc is not permitted to be subject to physical damage either 356.12.
- @Tn_electrician
Fail! 2023 nec 300.12 [raceways have to run complete]
The Funny Ones
- @robbbenedict
It looks like garbage
The Silly Ones
- @juanbarreras2211
Fail , you need a scarflex connector ,
- @RichardMerinojr
Fail for sure jus by looking… looks wrong
No neutral on a 480 V three-phase service feeding an MCC
Codes to Consider
The Good Ones
- @KingEscandell
Grounded 480Y/277V service ,FAIL if the neutral is missing at the service disconnect—even when all loads use only 480V 2023 NEC 250.24(D) requires the grounded conductor to be brought to each service disconnect and bonded to its enclosure. Permitted ungrounded 480V delta service: having no neutral can be acceptable. Ground detection, identification, and proper equipment grounding and bonding still apply 250.21 I want membership
- @Sparky-ww5re
Ref. 250.24(F). If this were a 480V 3 wire ungrounded delta or ungrounded wye service, pass. Otherwise , in violation of 250.24 (D).
- @brianeaston007
Fail. A grounded service still requires a grounded conductor brought to the service equipment to facilitate breakers tripping on a ground fault.
The Funny Ones
- @kokibuchek5635
Whats a neutral
The Silly Ones
- @Agoodmint
I don’t know. I’m a single phase license electrician. Never did much 3 phase work. Some. I would say no- depending on the classification of the type of service. I know no NEC reference. lol. I’d like to know the answer and reference though. Isn’t the orange the “ wildcat” leg?I remember that. I don’t actively work electrical anymore. I do mainly single phase residential work now. If I do.