What's Wrong Here?

Nov. 1, 2001
WHAT'S WRONG HERE? Give the specific 1999 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy of the Code rule. Send your response, in 25 words or more, to Joe Tedesco at 350 North St., Boston, MA 02113 or [email protected]. Please include your company name, job title, address, phone number, Social Security number and e-mail address.

WHAT'S WRONG HERE?

Give the specific 1999 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy of the Code rule. Send your response, in 25 words or more, to Joe Tedesco at 350 North St., Boston, MA 02113 or [email protected]. Please include your company name, job title, address, phone number, Social Security number and e-mail address. Previous winners are not eligible. Winners will be awarded $75 in the case of one winner, $50 each for two winners and $25 each for three winners.

Hint: Look at the “line and load labels,” which may hold the answer to the question here.

SEPTEMBER WINNERS

The service raceway is not properly supported, and the communications drop is not permitted to share the mast. See Section 230-28. Also, the service entrance conductors are not formed in a drip loop per Section 230-54(f). Finally, the service mast, and the service conductors are within 5 ft of the gas tank vent pipes. This violates Table 514-2.

Class I Locations — Service Stations. Vent — Discharging Upward in a Class 1 location, within 3 ft of open end of vent, extending in all directions. Class 2 location, the space must be between 3 ft and 5 ft of open end of vent, extending in all directions.

Dick Maki, President
DMH Electric — Clinton, Mass.

Allen Rathke, Owner
Allen Electric, LLC — Topeka, Kan.

About the Author

Joseph A. Tedesco

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