Violation. Correction I was talking to some friends at work about the wiring in my house. The bathroom includes a shower, toilet, and sink. http://www.sparkyuonline.com Some miscellaneous code violations that people have done. [Comment: When a reference is made within this rule to a federal statutory provision. An electrician today told me NO splices are allow in a breaker box at all, that doing so is a code violation ? 4101:8-34-01 Electrical. The splice is illegal and dangerous if not contained inside a junction box. Two wires connected to the same breaker create a double-tapped breaker (and a code violation). according to license electrician this is not violation of NEC code. I want to know where can fine some information to show the buyer this is true and no problem with electric panel. the specific date and title of the publication as well as the name and address of the promulgating agency are listed in rule 4101:8-44-01 of the Administrative Code. With a couple of exceptions, circuit breakers should have one wire connected to them. A splice is a connection between two or more wires and is one of the worst code violations. These wire connections are more likely to loosen over time, which can cause electrical arcs and fires. Re: Exterior breaker panel installation NEMA 3R panel, of course. HOWEVER, this is a code violation because the romex is not secured to the panel. 2. But there are some safety precautions, and if you ignore them, you could kill yourself. Insufficient capacity One method was to install a bushing, then run all romex into panel. Any short-circuit would still trigger, and normal operation is safe. The panel location does violate current code. an industry consensus standard. I always just use 1/0 for 100 amps now since it is readily available around here and #1 is not. Talk to your AHJ or another electrician in your area for what is acceptable in your area! Opening the main circuit breaker panel box and adding a circuit is actually pretty easy. you cannot have splices in a breaker panel (except for grounding wires). The only times splices like this can legally occur are for temporary lighting and circuit troubleshooting. except for ground wires. It doesn't matter what size panel you use as long as the overcurrent protection is not larger than the panel rating. You only have to connect three wires to add a circuit, and each circuit wire is color-coded. While it is of course a code violation and a certain risk, the risk in this particular case isn't that high because the breaker protects a dedicated machine with known amperage rather than a couple outlets with unknown devices plugged in. That splices are only allowed in a junction box, and since a breaker panel is cannot be used as junction box ? Inspector report my home and report the main electrical panel ( circuit breaker box ) has been installed up side down. 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