I've had a homeowner ask through email about the legality of open splices and hidden splices.
Thinking it would be easy to answer, I grab the NEC and begin my search... Hmmm...
All I've found is:
300-5(e) Splices and Taps Direct-buried conductors or cables shall be permitted to be spliced or tapped without the use of splice boxes.
110-14(b) says nothing of splices being in a box.
370-29 states that boxes be accessible, but what if there is no box?
Where does it come out and say that there must be a box?
I've found the exception (300-5(e)), but not the rule...
I'm probably just overlooking it...
[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 09-12-2001).]
