It's common practice on bare copper grounds to just twist them together, and then trap one or both under the screw - but that doesn't work with the stranded and insulated ground.
It's common practice on bare copper grounds to just twist them together, and then trap one or both under the screw - but that doesn't work with the stranded and insulated ground.
I remember back in the day taking receptacles out and just finding the grounds spliced as normal but with no wire nut at all, just wires twisted together. I always thought that was a little cheezy, was that acceptable by code at one point in time, or was I just looking at shoddy work?
nate
Unless you are using steel or brass switchplates...
nate
In the US it is not acceptable to put 2 wires under a screw. It is also not acceptable to twist ground wires and not use a wire nut. Far as I know neither has ever been code compliant.
Shoddy work.
Metal switch plates is the reason the ground requirement was added. A ground wire is required with plastic boxes.
AFAIK it is still acceptable on bare copper ground wires.
And you like almost burning your fingers on the plate - - - - - - . The metal box acts as an enlarged heat sink
I don't believe canada was ever that backward.
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