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. It's your turn to identify the violation.
Hint: Wet and wild
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This is an outdoor wet location, yet the installer chose to install a box cover that is weatherproof only when the cover is closed — despite the fact that the receptacles are always in use with the box cover open.
Section 406.9(B)(1) requires 15A and 20A, 125V and 250V receptacles installed in a wet location to have an enclosure that is weatherproof whether or not an attachment plug is inserted into the receptacle. With this cover being wide open, rain and moisture can easily enter the enclosure and damage the GFCI receptacle. Relying on a water-damaged GFCI device to protect people against shock would be a risky move. The receptacle itself is also required to be of the weather-resistant type. This particular box cover is rated to be weatherproof when it is closed and installed in a horizontal position versus the vertical position that it is presently installed. Not following the listing requirements and manufacturer instructions is a violation of Sec. 110.3(B). Section 314.15 reaffirms that this enclosure needs to be weatherproof and placed or equipped to prevent moisture from entering the box. That will not be possible so long as this cover remains open.