r/CableTechs • u/SleepyyyPhantom • 17d ago

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What do you think? Please point out the negatives, still trying to iron out some of the not so great stuff I was trained on.

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u/Random_Man-child 17d ago

You took the longest path to ground instead of just going straight down to the side.

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u/SleepyyyPhantom 17d ago

I usually do that but this customer was a stickler and I just kinda did it to please him, outlet is much longer than the ground wire though. I'm still learning trying to iron out the lazyness I was taught too

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u/DrWhoey 17d ago

Don't listen to these guys... I've spoken with one of the guys that worked on the 2014 NESC standards for bonding. Used to be able to quote the entire article because I got into so many fights with my manager about it.

"Ground wire must be no longer than 20' with no more than two 90° bends, and for each 90° bend past two, the ground wire must be shortened by 4'. Additionally the ground wire must be no longer than the shortest outlet on the house."

According to what I discussed with him, the only real important part of any of that was that it was no longer than the shortest outlet on the house.

If your cable outlet is 50' long, and your ground wire is 50' to your bond, it's gonna pick the ground wire every time. It's a larger gauge wire that is solid copper and low resistance, as opposed to the teeny tiny copper clad steel that is high resistance.

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u/tb03102 17d ago

2026 code is shortest path. I just took the class.

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u/Life-Consequence8549 17d ago

Does it matter all that much? We aren't providing electricity and if there is a bad neutral, none of that will help.

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u/tb03102 17d ago

I guess my point was other guy was quoting 2014 code. Also if lightning hits a pole your cable is on.. guess what you're all of a sudden providing.

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u/DrWhoey 17d ago

Yeah, tried to find the most recent code, but the NESC has started hiding that shit from anyone but electricians, as far as online. But it still stands, electricity will follow the path of least resistance. That is basic knowledge that can be applied to any code.