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How well do you know the Code? Can you spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify himself? Here's your chance to second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Our NEC meister Joe Tedesco has done the dirty work and found the violation. Now it's your turn to tell us what it is.
Be one of the first three people to identify the violation in this picture — in 25 words or less — and we'll hook you up with a check for $25. But don't just recite the Code. Make it interesting. Add a little flair. Send your response to Joe at Electrical Code Consultants, Inc., PO Box 13408, Boston, MA 02113 or e-mail it to electricalinspector@netzero.com. Include your company name, title, address, and contact information.
Hint: These flexible cords are “temporarily” being used outside on a concrete crushing site to supply various pieces of electrical equipment.
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Herb Hartley, president, Hartley Electric & Alarm Co., Inc., Sims, N.C., pointed out that the electrical metallic tubing(EMT) is improperly connected to the sign. The conductors aren't housed in abox or placed within the sign enclosure, and there are exposed open splices. The water or sprinkler pipe is also blocking the exit sign, clearly a violation of the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, 2000 Edition Chapter 7, which states “the signshall be clearand visible.”
Thomas Blalock, maintenance manager, Allen Family Foods, Laurel, Del., and Jean-Jacques Ahounou, electrical engineer, EIT, Highland Associates, New York City, also note that neither the exit sign is illuminated nor the raceway is properly terminated or secured, setting up an improper grounding situation and exposed live wires.
Per 358.2, EMT is defined as “an unthreaded thinwall raceway of circular cross section designed for the physical protection and routing of conductors and cables and for use as an equipment grounding conductor when installed utilizing appropriate fittings.”
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