It's not all that time consuming to do a neat rough-in once you've done it for a while.sjcrawley said:if i did work that exact and perfect before the drywall no one could afford me
Chris75 said:IMO, I thought it was pretty messy compared to what I do, but this is no slam at the installer, it looked good....
WHY are you even installing devices before the rock goes up?????ked said:I have had jobs where the inspectors want the switches removed. I remove them and install wire nuts to make the lights turn on. Then we switch off the circuit breakers so the drywallers can do their thing .
Speedy Petey said:WHY are you even installing devices before the rock goes up?????
That's a different story. I do the same. Although I think temp lighting is a luxury.Chris75 said:I generally install some temporary devices, lets face it people need lights and power to work...
Speedy Petey said:That's a different story. I do the same. Although I think temp lighting is a luxury.
You know it!Chris75 said:Yes it is... I hate when people ask for lites to be turned on, yeah, like I have nothing better to do than cap off all the other hots in other switch boxes, tie the feeder in and install a temp switch and light socket...
Speedy Petey said:Yes, a pigtail is fine.
Bob NH said:You could use pigtails, but if your wires are long enough to install the switches I would not mess with it unless the inspector gives you a hard time, which he probably won't.
With the neutrals and grounds made up you shouldn't have a problem. If you need to make up some length you could rearrange those brackets onto a cross-piece to get a little more.
This is awkward, but...
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