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Old 5/27/11, 12:26 PM
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Default Interior panel defect?

I say yes.

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Old 5/27/11, 12:28 PM
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Seriously?
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Old 5/27/11, 12:40 PM
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If you're talking about the missing KO and the other "opening" in the panel, I agree, they need to be properly sealed.



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Old 5/27/11, 12:42 PM
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Default Re: Interior panel defect?

Just throwing it out there that the opening is not just to keep out bugs, but to contain sparking/arching. I see this all the time.



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Old 5/27/11, 12:43 PM
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If you're talking about the missing KO and the other "opening" in the panel, I agree, they need to be properly sealed.
I couldn't believe Joe was asking the question. I figured he was pulling our leg.
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Old 5/27/11, 12:46 PM
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I agree, it's a "no-brainer," but who am I to judge



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Old 5/28/11, 8:47 AM
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Here's another problem:

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312.3 Position in Wall.
In walls of concrete, tile, or other noncombustible material, cabinets shall be installed so that the front edge of the cabinet is not set back of the finished surface more than 6 mm (¼ in.). In walls constructed of wood or other combustible material, cabinets shall be flush with the finished surface or project therefrom.
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Old 5/29/11, 10:41 PM
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I say yes.

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This is okay Joe ! they just haven't pulled the other conductors in yet .



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Old 5/29/11, 11:27 PM
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Does anyone ever call out lack of a plastic bushing at the inside end of the BX?
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Does anyone ever call out lack of a plastic bushing at the inside end of the BX?

As long as it is AC cable (BX) it is a defect if the redhead is not in place, they are not required for MC cable. (But I use em).
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