The Best of the Worst: 2020’s Most Interesting What’s Wrong Here Photos

Dec. 11, 2020
The most bizarre "what's wrong here" photos we ran all year

It's the time EC&M readers wait for all year long — when our annual Best of the Worst Code violations list comes out, showcasing the most interesting and bizarre electrical installations featured in this popular department from the previous year. Thanks to NEC Consultant Russ LeBlanc, who continues to amaze us with a seemingly unlimited supply of electrical blunders from the field, we present (in no particular order) the "best of the worst" What's Wrong Here photos from 2020. Read each hint, and then click the next slide to read the technical analysis from Russ on each Code violation (based on the 2020 NEC).

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