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Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
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it also looks like there are white wires with black tape on them. Maybe acceptable i previous edition of the code but not today.
Unlikely to be able to get larger lugs for this breaker, so what other solutions are there? There looks to be space for more breakers for the doubled up terminations.
Solution to the oversized wire problem would be to splice an #8 AWG to it with an approved CU/AL connector. Oversized conductor is most likely for voltage drop reduction - a few inches of #8 won't be a problem.
Multiple violations, Twisted pair with one of them being white, Close shave on the bottom conductor, open bus bar(?) picture should be back a little bit further
I run into stuff like this alot on the job
1.) There's too much exposed bare copper at the breaker lugs...POOR WORKMANSHIP..AND a SHOCK HAZARD! 2.) (3) of these S.P. breaker are "Double-Lugged"!,& 3.) it appears that one "Double-Lugged" breaker has WHITE conductors connected to it
Wires on the three pole breaker have strands cut from them to fit into the breaker. To large of wire for the breaker.
Have they connected aluminium and copper conductor in same terminal?.
Don't you just love it when the cut the cores to make it fit
Yes looks a mess before you even start
white and black are not on a 2 pole breaker..
Is that parallel runs of #12???
Top c/b looks ok,Next 2 pole c/b is a violation wires are to small to be paralled 1/0 min. size. Next 3 pole c/b no phase labels or color code on wires. To much bare wire exposed at terminals. Top 2 cables have strands cut to short. Phase C cable does not match others has smaller but more strands
you can re-identify a white wire with tape if it is part of a cable assembly
what an eye opener. i only saw large wire, issue totally missed smaller errors. thanks fellow electricians.beware of compliance.
the middle wires are double wire in a lug that is not approved for the application. The bottom wires are way oversized for the lug, trimming is not an option, and the c phase has even more trimmed.
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