How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn’t identify? Here’s your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else’s work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the specific Code violation(s) in this photo? Note: Submitted comments must include specific references from the 2017 NEC.
Hint: This gives new meaning to deep knee bends.?
June Winners
Our qualified winners this month were: John Russell, Russell Electric Co., Loveland, Colo.; Mark Nickel, P.E., electrical engineer, ADG, Oklahoma City; and John Lackey, P.E., senior electrical engineer, AMC Engineers, Bellingham, Wash. All three were able to correctly identify some of the Code violations in this installation.