On Sun, 5 Jul 2020 21:19:57 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 7/5/2020 6:14 PM, Stacey 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.Â* 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?Â* 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
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/nc
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/nd
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/ne


The first box is the box with splice? Looks done right. Closed, kids
should not be playing in it. Nothing is going to spill out of it.


Violations?
Let me count the ways.

1. Ground lugs are not listed for splices

2. Those lugs are not listed for more than one conductor.

3. The ground twisted together is not a listed splice.

4. There are no lock nuts on the RNC connectors. Threading the box
does not make it a hub.

This is an easy fix. Just go buy 3 Polaris style insulated 2 hole
splices for 6 gauge wire and get rid of those lugs. (the generic ones
are a lot cheaper than Polaris)
I might even tolerate two of those lugs bolted together to splice the
ground but I would rather see a split bolt or some listed splicing
method.
While you have those wires lose, screw on some lock nuts.

The good news is that is a 15 minute fix and not very expensive.