How to pass electrical inspection

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to wire your home to pass your electrical rough-in inspection, especially including some of the “surprising” code requirements.

[@chrismarlowe9970]

Outlets are to be every 12ft around the perimeter of the room and 6ft off the door and every wall 24 in and greater

[@garyfoster2665]

Wow great explanation! I’m just finishing my first rough in and this is the best explanation!

[@mikezimmerman2786]

Doing my new house , got a few good tips , been wiring over 50 yrs DIYER never did a whole house before. Good Video!

[@dthorsvi]

Lots of great and useful information! Right on too!

[@GailsonPvPwtf]

One thing to keep in mind, when you're bundling up the grounds in a box with different sized wires, you'll want to use the proper equipment ground size pigtail. So in that bathroom 2 gang you have the 15a lighting and that 20a receptacle circuit you'll use 12 awg pigtail and for the light right next to it you'll need 14 or bigger.

[@bobbelman4097]

Dave thank you very much it was very very helpful

[@TeresaRieke]

Great! So glad it was helpful!

[@hammyhan6454]

thank you so much

[@bmcd4448]

awesome!!

[@johnkulpowich5260]

When in doubt. Leave a $100 bill in the panel box. It helps

[@MrGaborseres]

👍

[@mattimus8250]

Here’s a good way to pass an electrical inspection. Call an electrician.

[@tractorsold1]

Didn't work for the contractor who built our house. Day before closing, it failed electrical inspection because there was no ground at some of the outlets.

[@mattimus8250]

@@tractorsold1 they will let anybody write electrician on the side of their truck you know. For future jobs try calling your city or town hall they sometimes have a list of reputable mechanical/ electrical contractors. Buyer Beware.

[@dreamergth]

So to connect ground wires together, can i use regular wire nuts instead of using sleeves or green wire nuts?

[@TeresaRieke]

Sure. Whatever you prefer. Sorry it too me so long to respond.

[@dreamergth]

@@TeresaRieke thanks for your help brother.

[@chrismarlowe9970]

And you can share kitchen and dining room

[@garbo8962]

Nerds will want to use POE ( power over Ethernet ) that uses low voltage DC over Cat 5 or Cat 6 cable to power up all of their LED'S.

[@garbo8962]

Article 90 or 100 in NEC says work to be preformed in a workman like matter. Lot of valve was sparkies guess never read that. If you install a pipe or a nipple from outside enclosure to indoor enclosure the NEC requires that you seal the wires to prevent condensation. Sloppy not taping the bare grounded conductor with white tape from the service cable.