User: StackEZ-215, Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Asked on: Friday, April 8, 2011 at 8:55 pm EDT
Answered on: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:58 am EDT
Question: installing track lighting on the job(Express clothing store)the in and out feeds are already there. the track lights comes with its own connector to accept the feed and its only enough space for one 12-2. now, where its a feed in and out the foreman wants us to some how put two wire under each screw terminal. im almost certain this is a code violation but i cant find it in the code. If it is can someone give me an article??
Article 380.14(B) of the National Electrical Code (NEC)Overcrowding of Outlet Boxes
Boxes shall not be overcrowded with conductors so that the insulation on any conductor is compressed to less than the thickness of the conductor insulation. Flag for review