Electrical-Photos.com en-us https://www.electrical-photos.com Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:55:31 +0000 PhotoPost Pro 7.0 60 Up to code doesn't mean best practice https://www.electrical-photos.com/showphoto.php/photo/1743/title/up-to-code-doesn-27t-mean-best-practice/cat/501 <a href="https://www.electrical-photos.com/showphoto.php/photo/1743/title/up-to-code-doesn-27t-mean-best-practice/cat/501"><img title="Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" border="0" src="https://www.electrical-photos.com/data/501/thumbs/Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" alt="Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" /></a><br /><br />by: ElectricalEd<br /><br />Description: While having a 3 way switch capped in main breaker panel might be up to code, it is not the best way to do it. Do you agree? I would prefer a junction box be put on side of breaker panel for the splice as a minimum. Making sure it is out of panel reduces unnecessary risk the white wire marker will fall off or be forgotten and the handyman in the panel makes a fatal mistake with the white wire in picture. ElectricalEd Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:23:37 +0000 Up to code doesn't mean best practice https://www.electrical-photos.com/showphoto.php/photo/1744/title/up-to-code-doesn-27t-mean-best-practice/cat/501 <a href="https://www.electrical-photos.com/showphoto.php/photo/1744/title/up-to-code-doesn-27t-mean-best-practice/cat/501"><img title="Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" border="0" src="https://www.electrical-photos.com/data/501/thumbs/Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" alt="Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" /></a><br /><br />by: ElectricalEd<br /><br />Description: While having a 3 way switch capped in main breaker panel might be up to code, it is not the best way to do it. Do you agree? I would prefer a junction box be put on side of breaker panel for the splice as a minimum. Making sure it is out of panel reduces unnecessary risk the white wire marker will fall off or be forgotten and the handyman in the panel makes a fatal mistake with the white wire in picture. ElectricalEd Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:23:37 +0000 Up to code doesn't mean best practice https://www.electrical-photos.com/showphoto.php/photo/1745/title/up-to-code-doesn-27t-mean-best-practice/cat/501 <a href="https://www.electrical-photos.com/showphoto.php/photo/1745/title/up-to-code-doesn-27t-mean-best-practice/cat/501"><img title="Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" border="0" src="https://www.electrical-photos.com/data/501/thumbs/Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" alt="Whitewire-blackwire.jpg" /></a><br /><br />by: ElectricalEd<br /><br />Description: While having a 3 way switch capped in main breaker panel might be up to code, it is not the best way to do it. Do you agree? I would prefer a junction box be put on side of breaker panel for the splice as a minimum. Making sure it is out of panel reduces unnecessary risk the white wire marker will fall off or be forgotten and the handyman in the panel makes a fatal mistake with the white wire in picture. ElectricalEd Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:23:37 +0000