If the terminal for the grounding conductor is not visible, the conductor entrance hole shall be marked with the word green or ground, the letters G or GR or the grounding symbol shown in Figure 250.126, or otherwise identified by a distinctive green color. (2)Ě green, hexagonal, not readily removable terminal nut. (1)Ě green, not readily removable terminal screw with a hexagonal head. The terminal for the connection of the equipment grounding conductor shall be identified by one of the following: See the following 2002 NEC copied section that applies.Ģ50.126 Identification of Wiring Device Terminals. The NEC requires connections to equipment grounding to be green in color. However the green wire nut with a wire coming out the end should only be used with equipment grounding conductor. E.g.Yes you may slide a copper conductor into the greenie then screw that green wire nut to the rest of the existing equipment grounding conductors.
Neither of these are requirements in the NEC. The inspector made us replace them all with crimps.
Quote: I used the feed through green wire nuts for the ground wires. If you tell us the gauge (all are 14awg)? And the brands you are looking at it would be easy to lookup their recommended limits. Quote: The inspector stated the grounds are not allowed to be push in connectors. You don’t have to choose a junction box over wire nuts. They have a firm grip that prevents them from falling off. You might, but I doubt, find one listed for seven. But if you dig deeper you can find the master sheet listing literally every tested combo. (2) A green, hexagonal, not readily removable terminal nut. (1) A green, not readily removable terminal screw with a hexagonal head. They put a brief summation of the ranges on the box and literature. 250.126 Identification of Wiring Device Terminals. The slip resistant ridges and straight wing design make installation fast, simple and easy on fingers. An internal, insulated spring delivers a powerful grip for secure, solid connections that are made to last. And UL tests the wirenut for all those combinations. KOORF Waterproof Green Wire Nuts LARGE Outdoor 50/Box Waterproof Wire Connectors Landscape Wire Connector Electrical Nuts Caps for Sprinkler LED Light Irrigation Valves (50, 1.37 x 0.66 Inch) 4.6 out of 5 stars 30. 3M Secure Grip Wire Connectors are designed to give you dependable performance for a wide range of residential and commercial wiring jobs. Maybe it will make him happy to see green inside the box at least lol. Every wire-nut manufacturer lists their wire nuts for certain combinations of wires. The caps will cover the exposed strands at the end. But where he said I failed, was that I used wire nuts and pigtails for attaching. The box for the nuts you intend to buy certainly should list a limit on them. Wire nuts and electrical caps are great tools for making electrical wires less dangerous. Our wide variety of wire connectors are all UL and CSA listed, RoHS and CQC compliant, and made from high-temperature thermoplastic. Here you are distributing the wires as even and safely as possible provided it fits safely in the box and the circuit is not overloaded. What you would do, is use up to 3 neutrals and a ~6" white jumper, and then 2 more neutrals, and another ~6" jumper, followed by one more wire-nut with 2 neutral and the end of the last jumper. Either way, exceeding 4 is typically not advisable and a fire hazard. They almost never have a metal inner winding and are commonly undersized. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. (not just buy a larger wire nut to stuff more inside of it).įurther, do not exceed the current rating of the breaker and in general having a situation like this begs the question whether it is smart to run another circuit to break up the load and the distribution path. Never use the included wire nuts that come with ceiling fans. almost EVER, under any wire nut, and you must use the nut sized for the largest collective wire awg you are using. wires together with one end of the white pigtail and secure it with the correct size wire nut.
#Green wire nuts code#
I expect someone will amplify my answer with direct code call out. Connect the copper ground wire to the green terminal. You would not bundle seven under one wire nut.
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