Mud in receptacle box


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Old 07-12-09, 06:31 PM
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Question Mud in receptacle box

Hey Im about to have my final inspection in a couple of weeks. I have a question though, I had my walls spray textured and they got it in all the receptacle boxes. Theres not a ton of it in there but enough to notice. Will that have to be cleaned out to pass final inspection? Also some of the wires have a little paint on them in spots, will that need to be cleaned off as well? ( I know I should have wrapped em all up before having all this other stuff done, but I just plain forgot too,)
 
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Old 07-12-09, 08:28 PM
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Other than being a kind of sloppy job it should be no big deal. As long as you can still identify the wires and Just get the big chunks of mud out.
 
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Old 07-13-09, 07:55 AM
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I find a quick pass with the shopvac crevice tool cleans them out good enough.
 
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Old 07-16-09, 06:20 PM
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As stated, you should be fine. A bit of mud/paint never hurt anyone.

In the future, I find a piece of crumpled up newspaper stuffed into the box is a cheap and easy way to keep the boxes and wires clean with sprayed paint, etc.
 
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Old 07-22-09, 08:05 PM
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Geeze I would never expect my wires to not be covered in white. Again, its fine. I don't think they would even notice, the way most inspectors are.
 
 

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