Case: T05DV00880
Case Details
Entered Date:
10/10/2005
Applicant:
WRIGHT EDNA
Description:
MULTIPLE EXTENSION CORDS GOING FROM METERBASE AND WATER HEATER TO OTHER UNITS AND GARAGE, PIGGYBACKING EXTENSION CORDS ACROSS UNITS.
Outstanding Inspections
Case Number: T05DV00880
Case Status: CANCEL
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 1
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERGENCY CALL OUT | None | Not Inspected |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: CANCEL
Case Number: T05DV00880
Case Description: RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Total Completed Inspections - 2
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/2005 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | JORTA | Approved | RESPONDED TO A T.E.P CALL THAT THE SERVICE WAS BAD AND WIRES HANGING OUT. THE DISCREPNCIES FOUND AT THE SITE ARE AS FOLLOWS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE UTILITY OWNED CONDUCTOR FROM THE GARAGE ARE APPROXIMATELY 20'' ABOVE THE ROOF. THE UTILITY COMPANY HAS A GREATER REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR SITUATION. HOWEVER THERE IS A/ IN THE JURISDICTION OF T.E.P THERE IS NO APPROVAL OF ANY INSPECTIONS FOR THE SERVICE UPGRADE, WIDENED BY THE USE OF SPLIT BOLT CONNECTORS TO TIE IN THE UTILITY CONDUCTOR AND THE PREMISES WIRING AT THE WEATHER HOOD AREA. THEIR CONNECTION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY A PERMANENT CRIMP TYPE OF CONNECTOR SYSTEM. THE INTER- CONNECTIONS ARE ALSO ILLEGAL IN THE FACT THAT THE DIRECT CONTACT OF THE ALUMINUM AND COPPER CONDUCTOR ARE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER, WHICH WILL CAUSE AN GALE-ANIX CORROSION OR ELECTROLISIS. THE SERVICE ALSO HAS A MULTITUDE OF VIOLATIONS SUCH AS IMPROPER COLOR CODE OF THE GROUNDED AND UNGROUDED CONDUCTOR SUCH AS USING THE WHITE CONDUCTOR AS A HOT CONDUCTOR. THE CIRCUIT BREACHER TERMINATIONS ARE DESIGNED FOR ONLY ONE CONDUCTOR AND THERE IS TWO CONDUCTORS UNDER THEIR TERMINATION AT SOME OF THE BREAKERS. A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE PLUMBING LINE THAT RUNS VERTICALLY A/ IN 6'' IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE PANEL BOARD. THIS SITUATION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION FOR ANY ONE WORKING IN THE PANEL. THERE WERE MANY MORE ELECTRICAL VIOLATIONS WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE THE UTILITY REMOVE THE METER AND DISALLOW ANY POWER TO REMAIN ON. OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED IN THE ADDITION OF THE KITCHEN AT THE REAR OF THE MAIN HOUSE, WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, PLUMBING AND MODIFIED WALK AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS GOING OVERHEAD TO THE REAR HOUSE WERE ALL INSTALLED OVERHEAD USING NON METALIC SHEATHED CABLE AND APPROXIMATELY 8FT IN HEIGHT. THERE ARE MANY DISTINCTIONS OF THE REAR HOUSE WHICH DO NOT CONFIRM TO NORMAL TRADE PRACTICES WHICH TELL TALE NO PERMITS FOR THE REAR HOUSE, SUCH AS THE CIRCUITS ENTERING THROUGH THE EXTERIOR WALL IN EXPOSED ROMEX. THE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO CONDEM THE HOUSE UNDER THE ELECTRICAL VIOLATIONS THAT WERE FOUND. I DID TELL THE OWNERS SON ALFRED THAT A SERVICE UPGRADE WILL BE REQUIRED AND THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER ITEMS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE VIEWED, SUCH AS THE REAR HOUSE AND THE ADDITION OF THE KITCHEN T.E.P WAS CALL TO DISCONNECT THE METER (METER NUMBER XH-223-374) OTHER POINTS OF IMPROPER ELECTRICAL ARE AS FOLLOWS: * IMPROPER OVERCURRENT PROTECTION * IMPROPER COLOR CODING * NO MAIN BREAKER * IMPROPER CLEARANCES IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE IE. WATER HEATER, PIPE AND CONCRETE * GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTOR LOOSE * UNPROTECTED EXPOSED ROMEX * IMPROPER TERMINATION OF ROMEX WIRING INTO BOX * DANGEROUS PENETRATION OF SINGLE CONDUCTOR THROUGH ZAGGED SHEET METAL OPENINGS. * LOOSE FITTINGS AND CONNECTIONS T.P.D WAS CALLED (APPROX 3PM) TO MONITOR ANYONE LIVING THERE WOULD BE ILLEGAL. NO ONE ALLOWED AFTER DARK. OK TO BE THERE IN DAYLIGHT FOR REPAIRS ONLY. |
| 05/05/2006 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | JORTA | Approved | MET W/ALFRED AS HE WAS LEAVING. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS HERE ON A FOLLOW UP AND THAT I'LL BE TAKING SOME PHOTOS. ALFRED SAID THAT HE DID THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE UPGRADE AND THAT IT FINALLY PASSED. I TOLD ALFRED THAT THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT I HAD NOTED TO HIM AND IF ANY THING HAD BEEN DONE? HE SAID YES, THE POWER TO GARAGE WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE POWER AND SERVICE RISER TO THE REAR HOUSE WAS DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED. I REITERATED THAT THE REAR HOUSE AND THE KITCHEN ADDITION (MY PERCEPTION) WERE NOT PERMITTED AND FURTHER RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED. I ALSO NOTICED A NEW DUCT (2 1/2) INSTALLED AT FROM MAIN HSE TO REAR HSE. |
Completed Activity Special Conditions
Case Description - RES: MINIMUM HOUSING
Case Number - T05DV00880
Case Status: CANCEL
Total Completed Case Activity Conditions: 1
| Date | Name |
| 10/18/2005 | NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED |