Insulated Ground Pigtails.

[madhat]

I’m Rewiring the Basement for a Finished Basement. Inspector came while I wasn’t there, and knocked me down because I put the cover plates loosely on. “old Hot work gets inspected too!” He came this morning, failed me because I don’t have insulated ground pigtails on my Receptacles and Switches, also he hit me on a two gang three way switch, as there was only one wire nutted neutral. Anybody heard of this? BTW I have an electrician, who pulled the permit for me and is doing the panel tie ins.

[madhat]

After my Electrician contacted the inspector, found out he does this to H.O.s He Says sloppy work? I did everyone with pig tails. Even the existing electrical. Ran another 3 with ground to the switch. Wire nutted the neutral. However, I’m stuck on the project, due to Coronavirus, they are only doing inspections on unoccupied and new construction buildings. I can’t get the Drywall taped, and primed.

[hvacker]

Bonding on receptacles and switches became code when plastic boxes were used.
They all have to be part of a grounded system and plastic isn't conductive.

[jbhenergy]

So prior to inspection you didn’t have any of the ground screws attached to the ground back to the panel?

I also recall my friend telling me code was changed to have a neutral in every box. IE no more back switches were aloud where the white was being used as the switch leg. Something to do about homeowners not understanding a back switch/switch leg something something.

At one time I heard they were also going to disallow the coloring or taping of a white wire to indicate it was a hot wire, but that has since been debunked.

I get the inspectors being a little harder on homeowners.

I just replaced my furnace and I’m going to pull the permit on my name and not my company name just for giggles. There are only 2 HVAC inspectors for the county and I know both so it’s not like they won’t know. Maybe I’ll have the wife meet them and tell me what they say. I just want to see if he looks harder cause it’s a homeowner permit or the same. My inspections now last about 5 min. Walks in, sniff for gas, looks decent here you go...


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