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linnrg
Sawhorse
no conduit in walls????? Man we been making mistakes for years - oh my oh my!
Electricians in chicago are going to go ballistic.
Msradell
Sawhorse
Nope, it's meant just like it reads.
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linnrg
Sawhorse
Actually your word switch makes more sense.
linnrg
Sawhorse
oh the good maintenance that is out there. And please tell me what you think it is. I am thinking 220V 20 amp 
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Mech
Registered User
That smiley face may have lost an eye.
ADAguy
Registered User
Not at all. Just unnecessary digging. I wondered about the code if it is clay sewer pipe. The clay would have to fail and also the water pipe. Then there would have to be a loss of pressure in the water pipe.
There is a furnace in the closet. It was powered by an 16awg power cord. I wrote a correction to install a 12awg power cord. Before you start asking questions about that, it's just something that we do.
The furnace was plugged into the receptacle and is now hard wired. The old looking romex at the top of the outlet is a question.....was it there all along?
The furnace was plugged into the receptacle and is now hard wired. The old looking romex at the top of the outlet is a question.....was it there all along?
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I didn't want to hijack the thread about return air ...so I put it here. Reading the thread led me to look at the code and I found this:
311.3 (6) exception (3)(c)
Return-air inlets shall not be located within 10 feet (3048 mm) from an appliance firebox or draft diverter in the same enclosed room or confined space.
Here is a furnace in a closet with a return air grill located directly under the door to the closet. We have always treated this as a violation (less than 10' away from a firebox) unless the door to the closet has a gasket that seals it from the hallway.
Here you can see the gasket material.
I have always been skeptical of this code. In reading it I see that it says, "firebox or draft diverter in the same enclosed room or confined space" and that is not the case once the door is shut.
I am looking for opinions.
311.3 (6) exception (3)(c)
Return-air inlets shall not be located within 10 feet (3048 mm) from an appliance firebox or draft diverter in the same enclosed room or confined space.
Here is a furnace in a closet with a return air grill located directly under the door to the closet. We have always treated this as a violation (less than 10' away from a firebox) unless the door to the closet has a gasket that seals it from the hallway.
Here you can see the gasket material.
I have always been skeptical of this code. In reading it I see that it says, "firebox or draft diverter in the same enclosed room or confined space" and that is not the case once the door is shut.
I am looking for opinions.
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TheCommish
Registered User
There are no townships in Massachusetts where I work and I think the may be a spelling error
The job is an ADU. The owner wanted the ADU to have a separate electric service, hence the meter socket. I asked them what the plan is and I was told that they will bring a service entrance conduit in at the top of the meter enclosure...well actually they didn't call it a service entrance conduit.
Then they said that the feeder from the ADU that is currently emerging under the service enclosure will be brought in at the bottom of the meter enclosure. Well they didn't actually call it a feeder.
This was not the first time that we discussed this. A week earlier they told me about the desire for a separate service; I asked them what the plan was. They pointed to the cover below the existing meter and said that they would place a meter there. I was assured that they are good at metal fabrication. At that time I told the general contractor to hire a real electrician
I performed several inspections in person over three months ago for under-slab plumbing. That was akin to dragging a treble hook through a urethra. That one surprised even me. As it turns out, the plumber was also the electrician...was
Speaking of plumbing.....the water heater is ready for inspection.
Then they said that the feeder from the ADU that is currently emerging under the service enclosure will be brought in at the bottom of the meter enclosure. Well they didn't actually call it a feeder.
This was not the first time that we discussed this. A week earlier they told me about the desire for a separate service; I asked them what the plan was. They pointed to the cover below the existing meter and said that they would place a meter there. I was assured that they are good at metal fabrication. At that time I told the general contractor to hire a real electrician
I performed several inspections in person over three months ago for under-slab plumbing. That was akin to dragging a treble hook through a urethra. That one surprised even me. As it turns out, the plumber was also the electrician...was
Speaking of plumbing.....the water heater is ready for inspection.
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Mech
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I guess the spiral will act as a nice sediment trap too.
They requested a footing inspection. I did not make this up.
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