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What's Wrong Here?

June 1, 2007
How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Joe Tedesco, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify

How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Joe Tedesco, who has a knack for finding shoddy electrical work, did the dirty work and found this mess. Now it's your turn to identify the violation.

Hint: Conduit in the sun


April Winners

Chris Violanti, an apprentice electrician for Weber Electric, San Bruno, Calif., submitted these comments in reference to the April photo. “410.8(C) states incandescent luminaires with open or partially enclosed lamps and pendant luminaires or lampholders shall not be permitted in clothes closets.” He adds, “It is hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like the fixture may be within 12 inches of the shelf. This is a violation of 410.8(D), which states an incandescent luminaire above the door or on the ceiling must have a minimum clearance of 12 inches from the nearest point of a storage space.”

In addition to citing the same two references as Violanti, Jack Huberman, owner of Comet Electric in Santa Fe, N.M., added two more comments to the mix. “Electrical equipment shall be installed in a neat and workmanlike manner (110.12).” He adds, “There appears to be space between the porcelain lamp socket and the drywall ceiling.” No open spaces shall exist that are greater than 1/8 inch at the edge of the box (314.21).”

Dennis Schlitt, a senior engineer in the Electrical Engineering Group of Integrated Design Solutions in Troy, Mich., was our third winner this month, correctly referencing all of the violations noted above.



‘TELL THEM WHAT THEY'VE WON…’

Correctly identify the Code violation(s) in this month's photo — in 200 words or less — and you could win something to put in your toolbox. E-mail your response to Joe Tedesco at [email protected], and he'll select three winners (excluding manufacturers and prior winners) at random from the correct submissions. Winners will receive a set of insulated hand tools from Ideal Industries, Inc. valued at more than $125.* The set includes 9.25-inch insulated side-cutting pliers, 10-inch insulated tongue-and-groove pliers, and a 0.25-inch × 6-inch insulated screwdriver.

* Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery of tools.

About the Author

Joe Tedesco

Tedesco served the industry in many roles during his career. He was a director, senior electrical code instructor for National Technology Transfer, Inc. and American Trainco, Inc.. He was also a codes, standards and seminar specialist for the International Association of Electrical Inspectors and an electrical field service specialist for the National Fire Protection Association in Quincy, Mass. He ran his own business as an NEC consultant and is a Massachusetts licensed master electrician and journeyman electrician and certified electrical inspector (one and two family 2A; General 2B, and Plan Review, 2C). Tedesco also wrote articles for CEE News and EC&M (Code Violations Illustrated and What's Wrong Here?) for more than 15 years and helped launched the Moving Violations video series.

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