[AT] Shop ceiling

[David Bruce]

Some years ago when I had this house rewired before we moved in I 
happened to be around when the electrical contractor and the inspector 
did the final wiring inspection.  They spent most of the time debating 
whether the outlets should be turned with the ground wire plug in up or 
with the ground plug in down.

The inspector was the chief of inspectors in this county.  A few years 
later he was fired for playing favorites with certain contractors.  At 
the time I knew very little about wiring other than replacing an 
existing switch or plug in.  All I wanted was assurance the wiring was 
done properly and in turn an approval.

Sheesh.

David
NW NC

On 9/28/2011 2:06 PM, Larry Goss wrote:
> But those guys are the poster children for an "old-boy network".  It does depend on who does the work.  When I built my shop, I took the exam they told me I had to pass before they would even make the trip out to the site to look at the wiring.  I commented afterward that the exam "looked an awful lot" like the Journeyman's exam.  That led to an informal discussion of both his (the examiner) and my backgrounds.  Both of us had spent many years as piano technicians, and I knew his work from experience in working on pianos he had signed off on.  Long story short -- The wiring had no problems after that conversation.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "charlie hill"<charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:36:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Shop ceiling
>
> Larry,  I may be wrong but I think in my area the inspector has to see it
> before it is covered up PERIOD and without regard to who does the work or
> what qualifications they have.  He needs to see that
> no bare wires go through sharp places that might cut or chaff them, that no
> junction boxes are buried somewhere that they can't be accessed and that
> there are no improper wire splices, etc.  Your advice to Don is sound.
> The fixtures, receptacles, etc. don't have to be installed but the rough
> wiring has to be complete.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Goss
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:09 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Shop ceiling
>
> I don't know what regulations you are having to follow in your area, Don,
> but where I live, if it is done by the owner or a non-journeyman
> electrician, all the wiring must be completed BEFORE it is covered up by
> wall board, etc.   Otherwise, it doesn't get inspected, and your addition
> does not get connected.
>
> Larry
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Bowen"<don.bowen at earthlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 6:24:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Shop ceiling
>
> On 9/27/2011 9:50 PM, Jerry Rhodes wrote:
>> I had the wiring laying in place on the trusses before I started,
>> good luck
>
> I have all the wiring and outlet boxes in place so they need cutting around.
>