Hi all, my father in law has a rental property that was completely rewired and with new split load CU five years ago. The installation is now due an inspection. Will the fact that the CU is plastic constitute a "fail"?
Really Lyle, that is going quite a way in the wrong direction. Such is modern education, everyone passes anyway!
There was a post BOD, but the 18th in part 6 allows for older versions, and it is again up to the Inspector. It doesn't say one may ignore deviations from the latest regs, but take them into account. This is all part of the "Engineering Judgement" which an adequate Inspector should have in Spades, and my judgment says that tight terminals are not dangerous, only loose ones. A metal enclosure will slow the propagation of a fire and not provide much fuel (only paint) but it is not guaranteed to stop a fire.
Really Lyle, that is going quite a way in the wrong direction. Such is modern education, everyone passes anyway!
There was a post BOD, but the 18th in part 6 allows for older versions, and it is again up to the Inspector. It doesn't say one may ignore deviations from the latest regs, but take them into account. This is all part of the "Engineering Judgement" which an adequate Inspector should have in Spades, and my judgment says that tight terminals are not dangerous, only loose ones. A metal enclosure will slow the propagation of a fire and not provide much fuel (only paint) but it is not guaranteed to stop a fire.
