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rewiring permit snag - abandoned wires
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper.
The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. |
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Limp Arbor wrote:
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Hi, I lived in a house built in the mid-70's which had Al wires. Lived there for almost 20 yars before I built and moved into this house. Never had any Al wire trouble while I was living there. |
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In article , Limp Arbor wrote:
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? See Question 4 at http://www.mikeholt. com/mojonewsarchive/NECQ-HTML/HTML/NEC_Questions003~20030324.htm My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. I think you're OK -- NEC seems to address abandoned cable only in commercial buildings, not dwellings. |
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On Apr 7, 10:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote:
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? Note that it doesn't matter much what the NEC says. The inspector wants it all out. My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. That makes too much sense. |
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On 4/7/2010 11:17 AM, Tony Hwang wrote:
Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Hi, I lived in a house built in the mid-70's which had Al wires. Lived there for almost 20 yars before I built and moved into this house. Never had any Al wire trouble while I was living there. Ditto here. I lived in an early 70s house for 38 years. I did pigtail all of the aluminum at the outlets instead of daisy chaining. Never had a problem other than noticing a bit more voltage drop on those circuit when starting a motor, etc. |
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On Apr 7, 10:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote:
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. You could take the liberty of bull****ting him. |
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On Apr 7, 1:38*pm, Eric in North TX wrote:
On Apr 7, 10:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. You could take the liberty of bull****ting him. That is plan B |
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On Apr 7, 11:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote:
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Good news! The inspector just called me back and said when I'm removing the old Al wire just cut it off where accessible. As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go. |
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On Apr 7, 3:08*pm, Limp Arbor wrote:
On Apr 7, 11:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Good news! *The inspector just called me back and said when I'm removing the old Al wire just cut it off where accessible. As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go. "As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go." Why is it that I'm picturing the *next* homeowner cursing you as he tries to extend the wires to a switch or receptacle? "D*mn Him! Why did he cut these friggin' wires so far back? He could have left me just a little more to work with!" ;-) |
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In article , Limp Arbor wrote:
On Apr 7, 1:38=A0pm, Eric in North TX wrote: On Apr 7, 10:13=A0am, Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. You could take the liberty of bull****ting him. That is plan B And when he says he won't sign off on the permit until you show him what you've done...? |
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That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense?
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Limp Arbor" wrote in message ... Good news! The inspector just called me back and said when I'm removing the old Al wire just cut it off where accessible. As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go. |
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On Apr 7, 11:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote:
Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. AFAIK code explicitly permits what you suggest unless it is a new revision and/or a local addendum. I just got a new copy of the NEC but haven't even cracked it open yet so I may not know something. nate |
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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Years ago, our home's garage floor was 36" below the house floor level, while the ceilings were the same. I had constructed a new garage, and wanted to convert part of the old one to a game room. I went the permit route, rather than just going ahead on my own. The width of the new room was 14'. To keep the flooring level, I built a knee wall 7' out from the foundation and raised the floor using 2 X 10's set 16" OC and bridged. The inspector who looked at my framing told me I had to remove the 2 X 10's and replace them with 2 X 8's, (possibly 2 X 6's- it was a long time ago) since I was actually only spanning about 7' with the joists. Needless to say, logic eventually prevailed. -- Nonny Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.... But then I repeat myself.' -Mark Twain .. |
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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Speaking of inspectors, I once "rewired" a modest home with concrete block interior and exterior walls. The fellow who had initially wired the home did it by laying 18ga. extension cord in the mortar joint. Later, he became the wiring inspector for the town. -- Nonny Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.... But then I repeat myself.' -Mark Twain .. |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. |
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"Bob F" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. -- Nonny Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.... But then I repeat myself.' -Mark Twain .. |
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Nonny wrote:
"Bob F" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. From the other side of The Pond, but that's my experience too, over here. |
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On 04/07/2010 06:22 PM, Nonny wrote:
"Bob F" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. I deal with a few inspectors on a regular basis. Some are a PITA, some I really like. Even most of the PITA ones seem to be conscientious and care about things being done right. Maybe I live in a unique area... nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
On 04/07/2010 06:22 PM, Nonny wrote: "Bob F" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. I deal with a few inspectors on a regular basis. Some are a PITA, some I really like. Even most of the PITA ones seem to be conscientious and care about things being done right. Maybe I live in a unique area... Or maybe you can just really see reality. |
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"Nonny" wrote Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. -- Nonny I can agree with the elected officials. As for others, it is unfair to paint them all with the same brush. I've worked with some that have been great. Very helpful, very smart, doing a fair day's work too. Sure a few are idiots as every other line of work has too. Every town hall has a few incompetent drones, but I can tell you stories of various inspectors and highway department workers do a great job. |
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On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 22:37:03 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote: "Nonny" wrote Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. -- Nonny I can agree with the elected officials. As for others, it is unfair to paint them all with the same brush. I've worked with some that have been great. Very helpful, very smart, doing a fair day's work too. Sure a few are idiots as every other line of work has too. Every town hall has a few incompetent drones, but I can tell you stories of various inspectors and highway department workers do a great job. You want to work with Transport Canada (not). |
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On Apr 7, 12:08*pm, Limp Arbor wrote:
On Apr 7, 11:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Good news! *The inspector just called me back and said when I'm removing the old Al wire just cut it off where accessible. As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go. How will you or for that matter the inspector would know if there isn’t some errant voltage running through those flush cut conductors that have been connected by some idiot from behind some wall someplace just waiting for someone to flip a switch someplace to energize them and then have something that has fallen on the bare conductors to start a fire? |
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Bob F wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote: That's rare now days. A government employee who makes sense? Nonsense. Most of the ones I've dealt with make great sense. Every inspector has been great. The "tank and boiler inspector" that came out and tested the spare used air compressor tank I bought was spectacular. I get so tired of the bitching about government employees. I've dealt with far worse in private businesses I've dealt with. Try getting a useful answer at Home Depot, for instance. Okay, you ask your local electrical inspector the difference between thinset and regular grout and see what kind of answer you get. |
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Andy comments:
Save all the aluminum wire you pull out. If you strip off the romex covering and use the individual wires, they make excellent tie wraps for shubbery and gardening purposes. Black, white, or metal , depending on what matches the color scheme of your garden. I use 6 inch lengths to tie up my tomato plants. Best use of aluminum wiring I have seen to date. Andy in Eureka, Texas |
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On Apr 8, 1:16*am, Molly Brown wrote:
On Apr 7, 12:08*pm, Limp Arbor wrote: On Apr 7, 11:13*am, Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Good news! *The inspector just called me back and said when I'm removing the old Al wire just cut it off where accessible. As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go. How will you or for that matter the inspector would know if there isn’t some errant voltage running through those flush cut conductors that have been connected by some idiot from behind some wall someplace just waiting for someone to flip a switch someplace to energize them and then have something that has fallen on the bare conductors to start a fire?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm not an electrician but have done quite a bit of home wiring. You would have to be a *special* kind of idiot to find a cut off wire behind a wall and connect it to a live circuit. None of the cut wires will be connected to anything so there would be no reason to ever re- use them. This probably won't be an issue anyway because judging from the way the original wiring was shoved on top of the concrete wall in the basement with no staples I doubt any of it was stapled. |
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On Apr 7, 6:51*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:13:05 -0700 (PDT), Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. *He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Leave it to the government to make a job ten times harder and more costly. *I would have not even contacted them, jsut done the job. Aside from making me sleep better at night knowing a professional has looked at my work and my house is not 55 times more likely to burst into flames... A permit allows me to: Call my homeowners when the work is done and get a discount for the upgraded panel & wiring get a discount for the hard-wired smoke detectors Sell the house with an upgraded panel and no Aluminum wire Every other house in this development (about 250) has Al wire Keep Mike Holmes from stopping at my house and saying "rip it out!" |
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I've heard of people rewiring entire houses with 18 ga lamp
cord. Much easier to fish through the walls. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Nonny" wrote in message ... Speaking of inspectors, I once "rewired" a modest home with concrete block interior and exterior walls. The fellow who had initially wired the home did it by laying 18ga. extension cord in the mortar joint. Later, he became the wiring inspector for the town. -- Nonny |
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I've not visited England. I'd sure like to, some day. I've
heard the countryside is more breath taking beautiful than much any where else in the world. And, the people are kind and friendly. Except for the Mussies, drug addicted TWOK'ers, the Yobs, ruffians, gypsies, and such. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Clot" wrote in message ... Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. From the other side of The Pond, but that's my experience too, over here. |
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Voltage is provided. Current runs through.
There is typically something called a circuit breaker box, which allows one to disconnect the wire from the incoming power wiring. With an open cut wire, there should either be a dead short, or an open. In either case, not much chance of over heating. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Molly Brown" wrote in message ... How will you or for that matter the inspector would know if there isn't some errant voltage running through those flush cut conductors that have been connected by some idiot from behind some wall someplace just waiting for someone to flip a switch someplace to energize them and then have something that has fallen on the bare conductors to start a fire? |
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I'm nominating this for the good idea of the week award. Do
I have a second? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Andy" wrote in message ... Save all the aluminum wire you pull out. If you strip off the romex covering and use the individual wires, they make excellent tie wraps for shubbery and gardening purposes. Black, white, or metal , depending on what matches the color scheme of your garden. I use 6 inch lengths to tie up my tomato plants. Best use of aluminum wiring I have seen to date. Andy in Eureka, Texas |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've not visited England. I'd sure like to, some day. I've heard the countryside is more breath taking beautiful than much any where else in the world. For a small country, we certainly have a wide variety of scenary though we don't do deserts, glaciers or canyons! And, the people are kind and friendly. Except for the Mussies, drug addicted TWOK'ers, the Yobs, ruffians, gypsies, and such. In the words of Douglas Adams "mostly harmless", though we do have our share of the latter groups you mention. "Clot" wrote in message ... Bob, I respectfully disagree. The government employees I have encountered in almost all contact with the government at any level are folk too dumb or too lazy to make a living in any other field. This is even worse when it comes to elected office. From the other side of The Pond, but that's my experience too, over here. |
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"Clot" wrote in message
... Stormin Mormon wrote: I've not visited England. I'd sure like to, some day. I've heard the countryside is more breath taking beautiful than much any where else in the world. For a small country, we certainly have a wide variety of scenary though we don't do deserts, glaciers or canyons! CY: The pictures I've seen, very elegant. James Herriot's books, and the TV series, I really enjoyed. One email friend of mine sent me a couple photos of the country side near Thirsk (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) where Herriot lived. Of course, that's a pen name for the man. And, the people are kind and friendly. Except for the Mussies, drug addicted TWOK'ers, the Yobs, ruffians, gypsies, and such. In the words of Douglas Adams "mostly harmless", though we do have our share of the latter groups you mention. CY: I read Hitchhikers's Guide when I was in college. It was a bit of cult classic at that time, and I was curious what I'd missed. It's quite a book. Well, I'd best get some more salted peanuts, and try to find my towel. The towel is not optional. Do I see yellow? |
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Molly Brown wrote:
On Apr 7, 12:08 pm, Limp Arbor wrote: On Apr 7, 11:13 am, Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Good news! The inspector just called me back and said when I'm removing the old Al wire just cut it off where accessible. As long as none of the ends are exposed where it could be used again I'm good to go. How will you or for that matter the inspector would know if there isn’t some errant voltage running through those flush cut conductors that have been connected by some idiot from behind some wall someplace just waiting for someone to flip a switch someplace to energize them and then have something that has fallen on the bare conductors to start a fire? If the wires are cut away from the breaker box, and there is obviously no continuation of that wire to the breaker box, it shouldn't be too hard to derive. Certainly any inspector will figure it out. |
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Limp Arbor wrote:
On Apr 7, 6:51 pm, wrote: On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:13:05 -0700 (PDT), Limp Arbor wrote: Turned in my plans to the town to replace my Al wire with copper. The inspector called me today and said I may need to completely remove the Al wire. He was going to check on it so it is not that he is trying to gove me a hard time. Anyone know if the NEC addresses abandoned wires behind finished drywall? My plan was to pull all that I could out and where staples prevented it cut the wires so they could not be reached. Leave it to the government to make a job ten times harder and more costly. I would have not even contacted them, jsut done the job. Aside from making me sleep better at night knowing a professional has looked at my work and my house is not 55 times more likely to burst into flames... A permit allows me to: Call my homeowners when the work is done and get a discount for the upgraded panel & wiring get a discount for the hard-wired smoke detectors Sell the house with an upgraded panel and no Aluminum wire Every other house in this development (about 250) has Al wire Keep Mike Holmes from stopping at my house and saying "rip it out!" It also gives to direct access to the expertise to get good answer to your questions, just like you did in this case. |
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rewiring permit snag - abandoned wires
Andy wrote:
Andy comments: Save all the aluminum wire you pull out. If you strip off the romex covering and use the individual wires, they make excellent tie wraps for shubbery and gardening purposes. Black, white, or metal , depending on what matches the color scheme of your garden. I use 6 inch lengths to tie up my tomato plants. Best use of aluminum wiring I have seen to date. That aluminum wire is dangerous. If not used properly, fires can result. I use only copper for this purpose. :-) It's what I have laying around. |
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"Clot" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: I've not visited England. I'd sure like to, some day. I've heard the countryside is more breath taking beautiful than much any where else in the world. For a small country, we certainly have a wide variety of scenary though we don't do deserts, glaciers or canyons! CY: The pictures I've seen, very elegant. James Herriot's books, and the TV series, I really enjoyed. One email friend of mine sent me a couple photos of the country side near Thirsk (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) where Herriot lived. Of course, that's a pen name for the man. And, the people are kind and friendly. Except for the Mussies, drug addicted TWOK'ers, the Yobs, ruffians, gypsies, and such. In the words of Douglas Adams "mostly harmless", though we do have our share of the latter groups you mention. CY: I read Hitchhikers's Guide when I was in college. It was a bit of cult classic at that time, and I was curious what I'd missed. It's quite a book. Well, I'd best get some more salted peanuts, and try to find my towel. The towel is not optional. Do I see yellow? 'It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.' |
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On Apr 8, 10:26*am, "Clot" wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote: "Clot" wrote in message ... Stormin Mormon wrote: I've not visited England. I'd sure like to, some day. I've heard the countryside is more breath taking beautiful than much any where else in the world. For a small country, we certainly have a wide variety of scenary though we don't do deserts, glaciers or canyons! CY: The pictures I've seen, very elegant. James Herriot's books, and the TV series, I really enjoyed. One email friend of mine sent me a couple photos of the country side near Thirsk (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) where Herriot lived. Of course, that's a pen name for the man. And, the people are kind and friendly. Except for the Mussies, drug addicted TWOK'ers, the Yobs, ruffians, gypsies, and such. In the words of Douglas Adams "mostly harmless", though we do have our share of the latter groups you mention. CY: I read *Hitchhikers's Guide when I was in college. It was a bit of cult classic at that time, and I was curious what I'd missed. It's quite a book. Well, I'd best get some more salted peanuts, and try to find my towel. The towel is not optional. Do I see yellow? 'It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.'- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What do you British folks think about Obama returning the bust of Winston Churchill to the UK that was in the oval office? |
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England, some friendly comments
Ouch! That's the most awful poetry I've ever heard!
"Ode to a lump of green putty I found in my navel". -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Clot" wrote in message ... CY: I read Hitchhikers's Guide when I was in college. It was a bit of cult classic at that time, and I was curious what I'd missed. It's quite a book. Well, I'd best get some more salted peanuts, and try to find my towel. The towel is not optional. Do I see yellow? 'It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.' |
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