Over the years I have found that the shoddiest wiring and the most code violations are in the homes of the electricians.
Now this is a scary statement because I was talking with a JW today who was explaining something he did at home. It doesn't sound right to me, but it's his home (not mine).
He told me that he has a lot of left over extension cords. He uses these to run his basement receptacles off of. He said he has a quad set up and then he will just put a plug and cord on a 1900 (4x4 shallow) box and plug it into the other quad run off of 12-2 extension cord wire. He claims this was just as good as romex and I just looked at him crazy.
He told me his basement only has one GFI which feeds the lights and a single receptacle for a freezer or something of that nature. All the other receptacles he has installed are run with the 12-2 cord. He told me that he feels totally secure with this installation in his house.
Is it me or him who is mis-informed?
I have close to 2 years in the trade and he has close to 25 or more.
