iwire:
If I was asked to inspect this type of installation I would want to find out if the unit came with a cord cap, or if it was designed to be connected as shown.
I see were the entry was in the bottom at one time, and I will bet that some vandals pulled, or bent the fitting at the end to break the concentric out?
If an electrician was to use conduit or EMT it would not be difficult to terminate into a box, and receptacle that would be a better method like BJ suggested above.
It's been this way for as long as I have been in Boston, going on 25 years!
Joe
