Hint: A coverless outlet box.
Just above the dome-type security camera is a metal box recessed in the wall. There is a surface-mounted, gray UF cable run into this box and the box has no cover on it. The missing box cover is a violation of Sec. 314.25 which requires a cover, faceplate, lampholder, or luminaire canopy to be installed for a complete installation. The method in which the UF cable enters the metal box does not comply with Sec. 314.17. The UF cable is secured to the cable for the security camera using cable ties. Using the Class 2 security camera cable for support of the UF cable does not comply with Sec. 722.11(A) which requires the installation to comply with Sec. 300.11, including Sec. 300.11(D) which prohibits using cables as a means of support for other cables. For the 2026 edition, we would look to Sec. 720.30(D) which also prohibits cables from supporting other cables.
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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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