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[#3] Posted: 05/06/2012 - 7:14:46 PM |  |  |
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Thanks Bill,
Gives me something to go on.....
Ideal doesn't allow the use of aluminum conductors, but these push in connectors were made by someone else. Unfortunately, there weren't any markings on them that gave a manuf. or model.
What's odd is that one side of the duplex had all push in connectors at outlets, in the panel, etc. while the other side of the duplex was all untouched from original.
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[#4] Posted: 05/07/2012 - 05:56:33 AM | | |
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Wago and Ideal are the two big names in the push-in style of connector.
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[#5] Posted: 05/09/2012 - 10:13:47 AM | | |
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Please correct me if I am wrong, but it was my understanding that taps cannot be made within a panelboard enclusure - meaning that this is illegal.
I, personally, think it is safe in this instance because there is plenty of room; but it is illegal by my understanding.
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[#9] Posted: 05/29/2012 - 06:59:07 AM | | |
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If the connectors are being used to pigtail AL to copper, there is a issue, most connectors were changed to CU to CU conductors only, there is plenty of space in the loadcenter for the splices so no problem w/ splices being there.
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[#10] Posted: 05/29/2012 - 2:30:58 PM | | |
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Is that the Alumi Con connector system? The photo is a bit 'afar'.. ?
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[#11] Posted: 05/29/2012 - 8:01:21 PM | | |
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Definitely not the alumi-conn connectors (picture in link below). They were standard push wire connectors with no screws. I've got close up shots of the connectors I found if anyone is interested......
http://www.kinginnovation.com/....516.pdf
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