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What's Wrong Here?

Dec. 1, 2002
This smaller conduit body (LB fitting) was installed so a supply could run to a piece of electrical equipment near a cabana in a hotel.

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.

Find the Answer

The following individuals correctly identified the Code violations shown in the December column: Cari Korstad, Code inspector, Electrical Inspections, City of St. Louis Park, Minn.; Jim Budke, director, electrical engineering department, Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Assoc., St. Paul, Minn.; Danny Cribbs, electrician, facilities management, University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz.

Each winner noted the following violations. The installation violates Art. 314. Conductors and equipment are acceptable only if approved by an authority having jurisdiction (90.7 and 110.2). Using a smaller conduit body to tap into a larger conduit body violates 110.3(B) because listed or labeled equipment must be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in its listing or labeling requirements. It's clear that this product is being used for a purpose other than its intended use.

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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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