This is a good example of my observation that as time goes on, some aspects of accepted quality standards deteriorate. (Has anyone else noticed 25 NM homeruns bundled on a basement sole plate with no regard to derating?) I also never liked the 2-piece NM connectors (Tomic) that provide little, if any actual securing to anything without squeezing the daylights out of the 8 cables passing through them.
I always used to connect the GEC with a romex connector, until I got back into resi work and noticed all of the new homes have it poked through. Now I'm not sure which is correct.
I also noticed that the "weep holes" were on the top as well
as bottom, but figured that the manufacturer wanted to make sure that the orientation of the panel was irrelevant.???????
