Question for Electrician/Inspector

[Benderbt]

Just added a sub panel in my garage. About ready to have inspector come. When I filed for my permit I included the circuit for my 5000w heater. I ran the 10awg wires in conduit and installed the breaker but dont have the money to buy the heater right at the moment. Is the inspector going to complain on 10awg wires just sitting in the j box not hooked up? they are wire nutted and folded nicely in box with cover and breaker is off.

Thanks

 

[wyliesdiesels]

I dont see why he would. As long as its covered

 

[Caman]

May want to throw some tape over the breaker so it doesn't get turned on inadvertently.

 

[toplessHO]

May want to throw some tape over the breaker so it doesn't get turned on inadvertently.

or you can even form the wire as if to terminate at breaker and just tape ends off not terminating on breaker until the heater is installed.
Do you have a disconnect for the heater? if so ignore above and just turn it off.

 

[Norcal]

May want to throw some tape over the breaker so it doesn't get turned on inadvertently.

As long as wires are properly capped of at the other end, it will not matter.

 

[Benderbt]

or you can even form the wire as if to terminate at breaker and just tape ends off not terminating on breaker until the heater is installed.
Do you have a disconnect for the heater? if so ignore above and just turn it off.

The disconnect will be a double pole switch in the box that the wires are in now... would it be better to just wire up the switch and leave off?

 

[wyliesdiesels]

The disconnect will be a double pole switch in the box that the wires are in now... would it be better to just wire up the switch and leave off?

Which/what size switch are u using?

 

[Benderbt]

Which/what size switxh are u using?

30 amp double pole

 

[alfredeneuman]

If you're afraid that the inspector will turn you down over a junction box with a blank cover, you could always install a 30A 250V receptacle in the box. (NEMA 6-30)

 

[nehog]

or you can even form the wire as if to terminate at breaker and just tape ends off not terminating on breaker until the heater is installed.
Do you have a disconnect for the heater? if so ignore above and just turn it off.

That's what I'd do, but I'd use wire-nuts and not tape. About 50 years of experience tells me not to use tape on anything that will be there more than a year or two (unless you use some very expensive splicing tape...)