On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:04:26 -0400, "Thomas D. Horne"
wrote:

Jeff Cochran wrote:
On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 19:14:58 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Barss
wrote:


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.

Does anyone know whether this is mandated by the NEC? It would make
resolution of the dispute easier if so.


Check the code directly for the number of turns between pull boxes, it
is specified. But if the city requires it, even if NEC doesn't,
that's the rule you have to meet.

Jeff

It has to be required by law. The inspector cannot make up rules based
on personal judgment. Some states, such as Virginia, forbid the local
AHJ from enforcing anything that is different from the state wide code.
The city must adopt a code and make that code available if their
state allows it. The inspector say's so is not enough.

All codes are up to the inspector's interpretation. If there's any
ambiguity in the code, then you'll have a hard time challenging the
inspector's decision. For example, does two 45 degree truns
constitute a 90 degree bend? What if they're a foot apart? Six
inches? How about three 22 1/2 degree bends, is that a 45 or a 90?

Keep in mind that in the US. 90% of all law is case law, not
statutory. All based on judgement.

Jeff