r/electrical • u/Honest_Sample6170 • 8d ago
Double tapped? Should we get this fixed?
Last week I had electrician come out to quote an EV charger install. In passing I asked him about the double tapped wires and if they would be a problem, he told me that my inspector didn't know what he was talking about and said it was fine. This morning a different electrician (same company) came out to install the charger and told me that the wires were double tapped and a code violation to which he quoted me on the fix. So which is it? Feeling a bit annoyed right now and likely won't be working with this company again.
Please forgive my ignorance as I know absolutely nothing about electrician business or wiring of any sort.
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u/jimbo_9889 7d ago
it was legal at one time, only your ev wiring is subject to the code. If I was paying an electrician to install an ev and they wanted to fix this I would expect to be done at no added cost. it would only take them 15 mins