The National Electrical Code (NEC) sets the gold standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment in the United States. Understanding and abiding by its guidelines could mean the difference between coming home safe at the end of the day or not coming home at all. Because the Code is so important to electrical professionals, EC&M readers continually rank the NEC as their top area of interest.
Over the course of 2020, Russ LeBlanc, NEC consultant, has taken readers into the field with him through his "Moving Violations" video series. People who watch these videos undoubtedly are left wondering what the heck the installer was (or wasn't) thinking. This year wasn't short of outlandish installations — some certainly worse than others.
The following five clips were the most memorable Moving Violations videos of this year. Watch Russ illustrate exactly what not to do when it comes to safe, Code-compliant electrical installations.
