Code! oops! Defect Challenge, Courtesy Joe T

Specific Inspection Topics Electrical Inspections
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Code Challenge

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What’s Wrong Here?
By Joe Tedesco
How does this installation violate NEC requirements? Hint: Does this look like a weather-proof installation to you?

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Looks like a “stacked” expansion box deal that fell apart from the first weather tight box …Joe :wink:

weather tight…I think not… you could say it has be “grounded” …:smiley:

Can you “expand” / “stack” those boxes to begin with???

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Bad pic

It is damaged and thus not fit for service

rlb

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Landscaping needs water.

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