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Default Splice 220 volt 6 gauge line outside- is it safe?

On 7/5/20 8:12 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 5 Jul 2020 22:14:02 +0000, Stacey
m wrote:

Our contractor accidentally cut the 220 volt 6 gauge line that ran from our
main electrical box to a panel that operates our spa and outdoor lighting. His
fix was to splice the lines in a junction box. This is all outside and the
junction box is mounted on the side of a wood pergola hidden by a vine. Is all
this safe? Children play in this area daily
Picture of inside the junction box included , main house panel, and the spa
panel the cut line runs to
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Is there no inside cover for the breaker box?

It would be safer if the terminal lugs weren't attached to the
building through the box. Let them float in the box and tape them up.
The ground wire just twisted together would be better in some sort of
crimp connector.
There is something called a terminal box. That should have been used
to splice the wiring. It wouldn't necessarily be kid safe though.