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Any screw will do810 viewsGround connection to a panel lock. This poor ground connection was made by passing the ground conductor through a hole in a security sleeve installed by the power company on a meter panel.
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Top flange of disconnect box860 viewsGrounded to the top of a power disconnect box. Ground wire is simply wrapped around a loosened screw on the top flange of a power box.
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Drop (Un)control box1353 viewsDrop Control Box?? From the picture it appears that a lock box has been removed and a new drop control box installed that contains a tap. It is not exactly controlling the drops. Workmanship issues and not grounded.
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And now in living color....910 viewsYes, the building is this color (purple/pink?). Ground wire was not secured. Paint was not scraped prior to installation of the clamp over the spray stucco coating.
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More grounded to the gas meter828 viewsGround to Gas.
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A double gas meter ground954 viewsGround to gas. Look between the meters. Green ground wire extends from cable wiring under the house craw hole to a ground clamp attached to the gas supply pipe in the middle. NOT an approved ground connection. .
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'Grounded' to gas locate wire!?!1275 viewsA novel ground connection. In this photo, look for the orange locator wire next to the gas regulator. Cable installer has spliced the building ground conductor to the gas company locate wire that runs with the plastic underground gas pipe.
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If is is metal, it must be a ground...919 viewsGround to air conditioner cabinet. The installer grounded the cable to a screw located on the back of the window air conditioner.
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Coiled ground not secured910 viewsPigtail ground. This ground wire was coiled many times and as a result, it is not run as straight as possible and as an Inductor, inhibits the ground capability.
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More workmanship issues967 viewsWorkmanship issues here. Loose wiring. Loose ground wiring. Devices not secured. On one hand they have used a drop control box for some of the wiring, but left the rest a tangled mess. Multiple NEC violations here. 820-40 and 820-6.
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Distribution cable ground950 viewsDistribution cable grounded by installing a copper ground strap around the shield and tightening the set screw, damaging the shield.
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Another floodlight ground..1041 viewsFloodlight ground. Not the ground wire attached to the top light fixture with a standard copper ground strap. This is not an approved ground point.
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A long way from the power panel...1476 viewsGrounded to a miscellaneous electrical conduit. Devices not properly mounted. Ground wire not secured. On this dwelling, the electrical meter panel is on the other end of the house about 60 feet away.
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It's a metal box, part of the power, Right???1287 viewsGrounded to an air conditioning cutoff switch. Ground wire not run properly or secured. Splitter not properly secured. Note the terminator on the input to the splitter. Another disconnect at the side of the house. Security issue.
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This must be an interesting view.....1366 viewsMDU wiring run on the roof. At one time, the wiring was run up the side of the building in moulding, but the covers have come off and the wiring is now blocking the window. Wiring run on top of the roof is a violation of the NEC Section 820-10(d).
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Too close to power1251 viewsCable drop run too close to power. On this MDU with HUGE input electrical conductors, the installer chose to climb up into the wiring to secure the cable drop. NEC prphibits any connection within 12 inches of the power drop wires.
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No security here...1372 viewsMDU wiring. Workmanship issues here as well as secutity and NEC. Lockbox lid is missing. Wiring is hanging out. Not grounded and too close to power.
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Workmanship issues1704 viewsThis installation indicates workmanship issues as indicated by the loose wiring, but also improperly grounded to the light fixture adjacent.
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An inductive ground wire1333 viewsThis installation utilizes a pigtail ground to the electrical conduit next to it. The pigtail ground creates an inductor that reduces the effectiveness of the ground connection. Also, the particular conduit where the ground clamp is connected is not a permissable ground point.
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A long, long pigtail ground1674 viewsAnother pigtail ground. This method of wire wrapping creates and electrical component called an inductor and reduces its performance as a ground wire.
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Common in mobile home communities1557 viewsThis installation utilizes an independent ground rod in violation of the NEC Section 820-40. Even if the ground rod were legal, this installation uses an improper clamp to make the connection.
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Ground to an electric conduit1551 viewsGround to an air conditioner conduit. Ground wire not properly secured. Not an approved ground point.
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If it's green it must be a ground, right?1712 viewsOne more example of grounding to gas, but with a twist... grounded to a non-conductive gas pipe. At least its on the low pressure side of the meter?! (just kidding).
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Wrong Clamp - Wrong Time1660 viewsHere's an example of using the wrong type of ground clamp (not permitted outside) with the wrong size of wire (the #6 is too large for the clamp).
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