"Andrew Barss" wrote in message
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: I'm in a dispute with an electrician, who wired my house with an
: underground feed. After signing a contract in which he promised to do all
: work, and supply all parts, to refeed the existing house from a new
: building, he imposed an additional charge of $350 for an "underground pull
: box", which is basically a 15" x 24" cement rectangle with a plastic lid.
: The pull box had to be installed, according to the city, because there
: were too many 45- and 90-degree turns in the wire run to do it in one
: single pull.
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: Does anyone know whether this is mandated by the NEC? It would make
: resolution of the dispute easier if so.
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: thanks,
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: Andy Barss
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A city can require additional requirements in addition to the NEC. If your city says it is required
thats pretty much it. They will not approve it if it is not up to their specs. I do not have a copy
of the NEC but there are pull box requirements based on the number of turns in a pipe.