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Chris works with some guys that would have done both the before and the after
Are the load conductors still entering the box too high on the wall of the box? I vaguely remember there being a manufacturer rule about that, but I could be confused.The first inspection revealed four conduit punched through the top endwall.
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The last line says that this is not permitted. So did the correction that I wrote.
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At the next inspection I found their idea of a fix.
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When I asked to see what was used to seal the top I was shown plastic plugs. Within short order the workman was shouting at me. I ended the face time call and within five minutes I got a call from my office manager. It seems that In have upset a contractor.
Technically, the listing of the 3R enclosure has been voided. I say technically because if you ask Schneider Electric for a letter they will tell you that the manufacturer provided a sufficient number of knockouts and drilling/punching holes voids the 3R listing. If you just ask Schneider for an opinion without a letter you get a different answer. As long as the 3R feature is maintained with rain-tight entries they are forgiven the fact that it voids a listing.Are the load conductors still entering the box too high on the wall of the box? I vaguely remember there being a manufacturer rule about that, but I could be confused.
If the entries are above live parts, hubs, sealing locknuts, or other means, must be used to prevent the entry of water into the enclosure, and those punched holes are above live parts.Technically, the listing of the 3R enclosure has been voided. I say technically because if you ask Schneider Electric for a letter they will tell you that the manufacturer provided a sufficient number of knockouts and drilling/punching holes voids the 3R listing. If you just ask Schneider for an opinion without a letter you get a different answer. As long as the 3R feature is maintained with rain-tight entries they are forgiven the fact that it voids a listing.
The label pretty much says that. It states that load conductors are not to exit through the endwall. There's no knockouts in the endwall....so if the issue were that only knockouts are allowed to be used and drilling/punching holes is outlawed it would not need to mention the endwall. Since it does mention the endwall where there is no knockouts but not the sidewall where there is a ko one could extrapolate his way into drilling the sidewall with abandon.
The damage is in the section just below the meter. The service lateral comes in at the section just to the left.What has me wondering is what was done with the service entrance conductors in the last photos? Looks like a UG only panel, normally power companies do not like them in LB's. & they sure went crazy with the gutters. Without photos with the covers off it is hard to tell what they were up to.
I see the same thing, to add to it there is a spot on the bar to accept it without the need for any accessories.Am i seeing that right? The copper wires that come up through the middle knockout ... twist around ... but aren’t attached to anything.
Yes that was done that way. Notice the cable entering the back of the panel. I haven't done an inspection yet and don't have enough pictures to know, but I suspect that the panel is surface mounted and the cable out the back is a deal breaker. So when it is redone there should be a better outcome with the grounding.Am i seeing that right? The copper wires that come up through the middle knockout ... twist around ... but aren’t attached to anything.