On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:25:37 GMT, blueman wrote:

Wayne Whitney writes:
Hi,

I'm interested in when it is allowed (NEC) and advisable to make a
connection in an electrical box of a wire to a screw terminal by
looping the wire around and then using the free end for another
connection. Here's what I think I know:

1) It is NOT allowed to do this with the hot or neutral conductors and
the screw terminals on a device. Use pigtails.

2) It is allowed to do this with the EGC and the grounding screw of a
metal box or strap. This is a good idea, because it makes a
neater, tighter installation.

So I think this only leaves the case of the EGC and the ground screw
on a device. Is looping allowed here? Is it a good idea?

Thanks,
Wayne


My electrician seems to love looping the hot wire from one switch to
another in a 2-gang box.
Is this fully against code or just not advisable?


I have switches like this, a single hot comes in, and it daisey
chained from one switch to another without ever being cut. It is the
ONLY time I have found a terminal screw used in my house. Everything
else is BACK STABBED.

later,

tom