Branch circuits in Subpanels [RE-wrenches]

[Steve Lyons]

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Hi Geoff!

Please see 2002 NEC Art. 312.8 " Enclosures for Switches or Overcurrent 
Devices".
The first sentence says it all " Enclosures for switches or overcurrent 
devices SHALL NOT be used as junction boxes".

During my 30+ years as a journeyman, I have seen breaker panels with wire 
nuts and taped split bolt splices, it is not goog practice or acceptable.

We all should know the NEC requirements as well as we do the solar.

Hope this helps.

Stephen Lyons
Sine Electric
C-10 & General Journeyman Electrician
324 Grandview Avenue
Novato, CA 94945

sinepv at hotmail.com

>From: Geoff Greenfield <Geoff at Third-Sun.Com>
>Reply-To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
>To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
>Subject: Re: Branch circuits in Subpanels [RE-wrenches]
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:23:02 -0500
>
>
>Has anyone ever been hassled about having wire nuts in a load center?  A
>local inspector we had a pre-job plan review with told us that the load
>center is not listed as a junction box.  He said we had to pull the romex
>out and splice extensions to the new sub panel.
>
>For a brighter energy future,
>
>Geoff Greenfield
>NABCEP Certified Energy Practitioner
>
>THIRD SUN SOLAR & WIND POWER Ltd.
>340 West State Street
>Athens, OH 45701
>
>www.third-sun.com
>(740) 597-3111
>
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