By the way, no one has asked if I actually thought this installation was a fire hazard.
Well I don't, I don't see any safety issue with the installation as described.
I don't agree with many NEC rules, I still grudgingly follow them.
But I am not going to complain about them as I have never taken the time to put in a proposal.
Any of us can put in a proposal for a code change, they will be looked at. We have people at this forum who have gotten code changes accepted. Not all accepted proposals are from the manufacturers.
So when I suggested to Tony that he put in a code change proposal I was entirely serious.
We have until November 7 2008 to get in any proposals for the 2011 code.
It is to late to make changes to the 2008 NEC.
Bob
[This message has been edited by iwire (edited 01-26-2007).]