This is a good find, and I will add it to the case. However; I sorry the electrician will say Beardstown ordinances do not apply to this because I live just outside city limits.
Here are a few of the NEC violations:
Our contract was for a 60 amp service to a detached garage. No grounding rod. He states in his response letter that it is not needed because Ameren requires it to be bonded at the main panel.
The wire he used is only NEC rated for 50 amps. 6awg aluminum wirecorp EC 1350 use-2. His response letter claims it is rated for 95 amps. He even includes the brochure of the wiring he used, and it isn’t even the same wire that was installed. The sellers website says it’s rated for 100 amp in non-NEC applications like for service entry. Those photos show several issues: improper grounding, questionable box fills, and devices not installed according to listing, all of which can create safety hazards. Correcting them usually means more than a quick patch; it’s often a full rework to meet NEC. In control panels I’ve worked on with parts like
D16861GS, we’ve had to redo wiring from scratch to stay compliant.
The wire is laying on the ceiling tiles, not supported or in conduit.
As it goes outside, it is only buried 7 inches deep and not 24. It is not under concrete.
It is also missing a fourth conductor. Again he states it is not needed because if is bonded at the main panel.
Inadequate service for intended use. The car charger alone is 48 amps and requires a 60 amp breaker. That’s how I knew something was up. The car was only charging at 32 amps and I noticed he had it on a 50 amp breaker. I made him change it to 60, but later on I noticed the entire garage is on a 50 amp breaker from the main panel. He is trying to say that the bid included using existing breakers, but I asked how do you install new service with existing breakers when there were no breakers to begin with.
I also found a receipt showing he bought a 50 amp breaker. This is just a few items on this fiasco. I think I have a good case. I just want to be sure the judge knows he needed to go by NEC for Cass county illinois.
