Post pics oc what you thought was wrong and going to fail for
It''s amazing how easy it is to deal with most inspectors if you follow the path that you have. Most of them really do want to help and to educate DIYs as to the right way to do things. Of course it helps to be in a small town or county where you can get to know each other. Well done!On Monday (yesterday) I scheduled my electrical rough-in inspection for today....but yesterday afternoon I get the "We need you now" phone call....so by the time I got home...I didn't have time to finish the 2-3 items I had to do before rough-in....
So this morning I cancelled....
I guess my inspector didn't get the memo.....my wife calls me at noon to say he is there...oh well...let him look...I know he will write it up...and I'll just reschedule....
He passed it. Mentioned a few things...need a staple here and there....asked about missing lights...she told him there were going to be in a soffett....he said "no problem"....etc.
My wife commented that she wishes she had a nickle for every time he said "He does clean work"....
Anyway....he signed off....
I've known this inspector for about 5 years now....he knows that if he tells me to correct something....I'll do it....he doesn't let me slide on things that are wrong...but is very easy on the simple things.
I do take pics of the corrections so if there is any question, I can show the pics.
I'm stoked....I'm getting closer.....
Far from a small town.....think....Los Angeles........contrary to popular perception, while LA may be big....people do get along pretty good.....a surprising amount of mutual respect.....you can't believe everything you see on the news....It''s amazing how easy it is to deal with most inspectors if you follow the path that you have. Most of them really do want to help and to educate DIYs as to the right way to do things. Of course it helps to be in a small town or county where you can get to know each other. Well done!
I had a couple of spots like this....needed to put in a couple more staples....Post pics oc what you thought was wrong and going to fail for
Besides the missing staples, what else do you see? I know the entry through the back of the load center is something that wouldn't fly out east...but is commonly done here....I'm very surprised you passed with that many obvious violations. You have fairly lenient inspectors.
Mark
I've looked for stackers at HD but didn't see them.....3M stackers would have been a better option instead of all those cables spread out with numerous staples.
Did the inspector say anything about derating the conductors leaving the bottom of the panel?
What sort of finish is going on the outside of the wall? I would have put a meter base like an MM30 under the panel.
Cables closer than 1-1/4" to the edge of a framing member.Besides the missing staples, what else do you see? I know the entry through the back of the load center is something that wouldn't fly out east...but is commonly done here....
Is conduit considered raceway? I thought the derating would only apply if I was using NM....You have to derate whenever you have more than three CCC in a raceway. You can use reducing washers to fix the knockout that is to big, but it's gonna be work getting one behind the panel. All unused openings need to be closed. You won't get a KO seal in there, but a blank box cover could be screwed over it.
Mark
I thought about that....but....I want to be able to pull wire through there at a later date...on the backside, I'll end up having a sheet of OSB covering the wall cavity....so no access from there....and on the front side, it's going to be covered as well...so I will not be able to access the cover on an LB.I think a couple lb's would have worked nicer outside on the bottom of the panel.
You will need to derate in your situation. I've also heard the misconception that conduit size affects derating; it does not. Derating is the same for 6 conductors in 1.5" pipe as it is in 4" pipe.Is conduit considered raceway? I thought the derating would only apply if I was using NM....