ECN Forum Forums Photo Discussion Forums Photos for General Discussion 550.32 Violation?

I agree that the feeder for a MH or MB is required to be 4-wire. However, if the conditions are all met, you could run a normal 3-wire setup into a disconnect inside of a mfg. home, and establish the grounding there. Of course if the manufacturer labels it as a 4-wire, then that is what is required. But then, they would not have installed the equipment in the method for allowing the inside disconnect, so that point is moot. Only if manufacturer has installed it is this allowed.

Also, all photos show a meter/breaker box combo, so the wiring between that box and the inside box would be a feeder, and it would be 4-wire per code.

I have not seen this j-box connection myself, but that does not mean it does not exist, or is not allowed. Let's not put personal feelings into reading the code. If it is installed per code, then it is allowable by code. I am sure there are numerous ways of routing the GEC outside of the structure, and using a j-box is just one example. Just leaving a loop of GEC stubbed out of the skin would be another. Installing some type of terminal might be another. The point is that to do so is allowable, if installed per the code.

Rick Miell

Guys,- All those homes in the pics are mobile homes, 99.9% of the time you see skirting,its a mobile home or a double wide up on blocks, which is not a permanent foundation, which makes those services a violation. Any home built on a metal frame that can have axles installed is mobile.

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Somewhat Stuck "Mobile Home"

[This message has been edited by ThinkGood (edited 07-23-2003).]

Great photos.

In Colorado, the only true way to identify between the two is by the state required sticker, which either says built to HUD standards (for mobile homes) or to UBC standards (For manufactured homes). To say the only way to tell the difference is by the presence of skirting is incorrect. I have seen numerous mobile homes without skirting, or set upon a permanent foundation, so these are manufactured homes? I don't think so. Look at the label, that is how you tell the difference.

rmiell,- Sorry about that,I forgot about people installing mobiles on permanent foundations, not very common in my area. I have seen a couple though.