Originally Posted by
Speedy Petey
I would NEVER terminate an unused "hot" conductor on a ground/neutral bar. There should not be a chance of it becoming energized if both ends are properly capped off.
You mean to tell us that you have NEVER ... EVER ... seen a conductor short out or ground out? As as electrician? (which I presume you are) Do you also have some high and dry land in the Everglades you want to sell us along with that Brooklyn Bridge thing?
Even though it may not be acting as a ground or neutral I still would call that a violation.[/quote]
Note if you were to wrap some white tape around it.
besides the obvious code violation of using a red as a grounding conductor.
There you go again, an itty bitty piece of white tape and it is no longer a problem to ANY *code* inspector.
It really is THE BEST PRACTICE to tie all unused wires back to ground, just in case they do get accidentally energized.
Also, Speedy Petey, how about clicking on 'Contact Us' at the bottom of the page and asking Brian to change your username to your real name, you know, like you see the rest of us doing ... because that is what we do here, use our real names, allows us to get to know each other.