What’s Wrong Here? Hint: Hidden Door Prize
Hint: hidden door prize
Here’s another great submission from one of readers. Brandon Spivey, owner of Event Horizon & Services in Nashville, Tenn., shared this photo with us. According to Spivey, “This was inside a wall above a door.” Burying splices in a wall is a big no-no! Section 300.15 requires a box or conduit body to be installed at conductor splice points where the wiring method is conduit, tubing, Type AC cable, Type MC cable, Type MI cable, nonmetallic-sheathed cable, or other cables. Even for temporary wiring installations, Sec. 590.4(G) requires splices to be installed in a box or conduit body except under specific conditions on construction sites. You may also notice a hole where the green wire passes through the other side of the wall. Openings into or through fire-resistant-rated walls, partitions, floors, or ceilings are required to be fire-stopped with approved methods to maintain the fire resistance rating of the assembly.
About the Author
Russ LeBlancRuss LeBlanc
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Russ started in the electrical trade as an apprentice in 1985. He worked his way up to become a Journeyman Electrician and then eventually became a Master Electrician and Licensed Construction Supervisor. In 1999 Russ become an Electrical Instructor for The Peterson School of Engineering in Massachusetts where he developed his passion for teaching, and quickly became Department Head of Electrical Instruction. Russ has taught thousands of apprentices, electricians, engineers, inspectors, and other electrical professionals during his career as an instructor. He continues to provide electrical professionals with Electrical Code seminars, Arc-Flash Awareness training seminars and educational material through his LeBlanc Consulting Services in North Reading, MA whose specialty is educating electricians. He has been an active member of the NFPA Electrical Section and has authored hundreds of National Electrical Code proposals and comments which have become Code rules to improve the safety for the electrical industry. Russ is also an IAEI certified Electrical Inspector.
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