110.14(B) Splices
Oct 18, 2016•6 min
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Episode description
So my buddy Will sent me a picture the other day that I reposted on Instagram. I’ve also put it in the show notes for this episode. But if you look closely, you can see an extremely dangerous situation inside of the fused disconnect.
You can see in the bottom of the box, 3 split bolts that are exposed. Not a single bit of tape or insulating material on them.
If you follow the conductors over, you can see that they go right into a breaker. He was smart enough to check them with his meter before he got into the box and what did he find? They were hot of course!
So what does the NEC say about splices such as this one? Let’s go to article 110.14(B)
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