International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
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Today's inspection, open J box, 6 conductors jammed into one wire nut (over heated, melted) the conductors are part of the electric heating circuit (yes undersized as well)..... Elderly owner with Parkinson's Disease, extremely lucky this did not cause a fire yet!
A2Z Home Inspections Chris Duphily RR 1 Box 1107 Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328 Office: 570-371-6696 NACHI06092689 Proudly serving: Stroudsburg PA,Dingmans Ferry PA, Scranton PA and all of: Monroe,Pike,Wayne,lackawanna counties http://www.a2zpa.com http://www.a2zpainspections.com Vice President - Pocono-Northeast PA Chapter of NACHI |
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Sorry first pick is the wrong j box.
A2Z Home Inspections Chris Duphily RR 1 Box 1107 Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328 Office: 570-371-6696 NACHI06092689 Proudly serving: Stroudsburg PA,Dingmans Ferry PA, Scranton PA and all of: Monroe,Pike,Wayne,lackawanna counties http://www.a2zpa.com http://www.a2zpainspections.com Vice President - Pocono-Northeast PA Chapter of NACHI |
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Please Note:
Marc D. Shunk is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Six conductors in one wirenut can be proper, but I don't recognize that particular wirenut model to look it up for sure. When you see a burned wirenut, that's generally an indication that it was installed improperly to begin with, ie- not tight enough. That connection will only get hotter and hotter as time passes, and with no cover on that 4-square, the potential for fire is great. Good catch.
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