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Posted by Bob(but not THAT Bob) on May 19, 2009, 8:49 pm
When the mfr specifies the max. # of breaker poles, are the 2 poles on
the main breaker considered in the total?
Is it kosher to wirenut 2 wires together and pigtail to a breaker
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>within< a panelboard?
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Posted by Joe on May 19, 2009, 9:05 pm
> When the mfr specifies the max. # of breaker poles, are the 2 poles on
> the main breaker considered in the total?
> Is it kosher to wirenut 2 wires together and pigtail to a breaker
>>within< a panelboard?
wirenuts are a no-no within a panelboard where I am. Check your local
codes.
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Posted by fftt on May 19, 2009, 9:22 pm
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> When the mfr specifies the max. # of breaker poles, are the 2 poles on
> the main breaker considered in the total?
> Is it kosher to wirenut 2 wires together and pigtail to a breaker
> >within< a panelboard?
wire nuts in the panel are a no-no......I would wager that, that
prohibtion is nearly universal
that's why I usually install a LARGE box near any main or sub I
install......gives a place to do this sort of thing and still be code
compliant
cheers
Bob
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Posted by gfretwell on May 19, 2009, 10:08 pm
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>wrote:
>> When the mfr specifies the max. # of breaker poles, are the 2 poles on
>> the main breaker considered in the total?
>> Is it kosher to wirenut 2 wires together and pigtail to a breaker
>> >within< a panelboard?
>wire nuts in the panel are a no-no......I would wager that, that
>prohibtion is nearly universal
>that's why I usually install a LARGE box near any main or sub I
>install......gives a place to do this sort of thing and still be code
>compliant
>cheers
>Bob
That is not true at all. You are allowed to splice in a panelboard
enclosure. The issue is "fill" and a wirenut has a fill adder of zero.
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Posted by fftt on May 20, 2009, 2:30 am
On May 19, 7:08=A0pm, gfretw...@aol.com wrote:
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> wrote:
> >wrote:
> >> When the mfr specifies the max. # of breaker poles, are the 2 poles on
> >> the main breaker considered in the total?
> >> Is it kosher to wirenut 2 wires together and pigtail to a breaker
> >> >within< a panelboard?
> >wire nuts in the panel are a no-no......I would wager that, that
> >prohibtion is nearly universal
> >that's why I usually install a LARGE box near any main or =A0sub I
> >install......gives a place to do this sort of thing and still be code
> >compliant
> >cheers
> >Bob
> That is not true at all. You are allowed to splice in a panelboard
> enclosure. The issue is "fill" and a wirenut has a fill adder of zero.
could you explain further?
tia
Bob
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