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. Can you identify the specific Code violation(s) in this photo? Note: Submitted comments must include specific references from the 2020 NEC.
Hint: You have no standing.
Tell Them What They've Won…
Using the 2020 NEC, correctly identify the Code violation(s) in this month's photo — in 200 words or less — and you could
win an Arlington Industries FLBR5420 IN BOX floor box kit, which includes two low-voltage openings with built-in divider,
an ultra-thin stamped steel flange, and flush-to-the-floor in-use and blank covers. E-mail your response, including your name and mailing address, to [email protected], and Russ will select three winners (excluding manufacturers and prior winners) at random from the correct submissions. Note that submissions without an address will not be eligible to win.
February Winners
Unfortunately, there were no winners this month. It appears the violation was not as plain as black and white.
This may appear to be three white wires installed in the service raceway, but, in fact, there is only one white wire. One ungrounded conductor has red insulation, and the other ungrounded conductor has blue insulation. Unfortunately, the damaging rays of the sunlight have caused severe fading of both the red and blue insulation. I was only able to make this determination when I opened the meter socket enclosure and noticed the red, white, and blue wires.
Section 310.10(D) requires that conductors or cables exposed to direct sunlight be listed as sunlight resistant, or the cables and conductors must be covered with an insulating tape or sleeve that is listed as being sunlight resistant.
