Sizing & Neutral Question?

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by staylor5

I'm smarter.......no I'm smarter.......no I'm smarter.
Home inspectors are not specialists. What is the point of all this code talk. It must take you guys days to write a report after looking at the NEC,, plumbing, HVAC, structural, and all the other code books and finally giving your client a report that is technically exhaustive.

We do not have to smarter then each other we are all happy and enjoying life to its fullest.
If you choose to not come and enjoy it too ,I am sorry for you .

Roy Cooke

[Paul W. Abernathy]

This a PRIME example of telling someone NOT to put code in a report and they do anyway. Who on earth said all the things Roy, Peter, Myself and Greg talk about are for a report?

Maybe we are just chatting and enjoying the board.....why not take away from the chat what you find important and if you find none of it important to educate yourself then thats fine also.

My goal here is to educate...and ongoing debates, conversations and ideas in the end educate people.....not everything someone puts on a board is for a report...come on now.....are we not educated adults here and know what should go on a report or what should not and when chatting or education is simply that.

Simply amazing...been saying this for 2 years now and still have people who simply do not understand the intent of my posts....alas....maybe it is futile...

Also if you are saying I can't have a chat or debate with someone whom I respect dearly in an efford to hear all sides...that all of us that volunteer simply can't post our own information, personal experiences and ingaging debates because the BOARD is for HI's only...so lets just water down the world shall we..........if that is the case....I am OUT of here as I would have no desire to come here......this is not a one way street you know...

[Speedy Petey]

Steven, if you look at my post #4 you'll see I recommend not calling it out merely on hearsay. Nothing about code numbers, just that what is shown in the pic is most likely perfectly legal.

I also did admit we are getting off on a bit of a tangent but the banter is good for knowledge. You all do not need to be code wizards but you need to have a very good clue about what you are looking at.

If I was called in to check a situation where in a report on an older house a H-I called out a "Neutral wire on a circuit breaker" I would probably just chuckle and shake my head.
This is not a slam but constructive criticism. Understand?

[Greg Fretwell]

The important code consideration is the size of the wire. Petey put his finger on it. This is most likely for the HVAC condenser singe it is a non-standard size. You would have to read the label on the unit to see if it is right. For 35sa max breaker size 10 or even 12 might be fine if the minimum circuit ampacity is 25a or less.