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Lamplighter · 12-05-2012, 09:42 AM

My G-son and I are repairing/improving two (extremely) small,
attic bedrooms in a (very) small house at the coast.
We're adding a toilet and washbasin and 4 new electric circuits for additional lights, plug outlets, etc.
This means we have permits and inspections to bring some things up to code.

Yesterday, we passed inspections for structural (improved stairway + WC walls),
mechanical (fan and ducts), and plumbing with flying colors.

But the electric inspection was a bust.

The inspector was unhappy with how short were our (already crimped) "ground"
wires are in the boxes, and is insisting on a 6-inch length outside the box.
His rationale is "THE CODE", and that future repairs would be more difficult than making the changes now.

Romex does not stretch !

So we have to go back on each outlet and switch to either re-wire the boxes,
or re-position the lines to get the length the inspector needs.
And, we just got the old (blown-in) insulation washed out of our hair and clothes.

Eventually, we will get through this, but it is frustrating to be so close but then have to re-do.

12-05-2012, 09:42 AM	#153
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	My G-son and I are repairing/improving two (extremely) small, attic bedrooms in a (very) small house at the coast. We're adding a toilet and washbasin and 4 new electric circuits for additional lights, plug outlets, etc. This means we have permits and inspections to bring some things up to code. Yesterday, we passed inspections for structural (improved stairway + WC walls), mechanical (fan and ducts), and plumbing with flying colors. But the electric inspection was a bust. The inspector was unhappy with how short were our (already crimped) "ground" wires are in the boxes, and is insisting on a 6-inch length outside the box. His rationale is "THE CODE", and that future repairs would be more difficult than making the changes now. Romex does not stretch ! So we have to go back on each outlet and switch to either re-wire the boxes, or re-position the lines to get the length the inspector needs. And, we just got the old (blown-in) insulation washed out of our hair and clothes. Eventually, we will get through this, but it is frustrating to be so close but then have to re-do.