Electrical – Are barrier terminal blocks or bus bars inside a junction or weather-proof box up to NEC code

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I'm going to be adding some Particle Photon relay control to some receptacles so I can remotely turn on and off appliances and lighting. I'm going to house the Photon board and relay in a weather-proof PVC box (the gray stuff at home depot). To that, I will connect another box via two weather-proof PVC pipes. Through one pipe, I will run the hot, neutral, and ground wires to bus bars or terminal blocks. Through the other pipe, I'll then run three leads from the hot bar back to the COM connections on the relays, then three leads from the NO connections on the relays to the three receptacles. I'll have the three pairs of hot leads shrink wrapped.

Electrically, it looks sound. But is doing this up to code? This particular contraption will be in a garage, out of the weather.

Schematic of proposed plan:
Schematic of proposed plan

Bus bars (found in electrical service panels) and Terminal/Barrier blocks:
Bus bars and Terminal/Barrier blocks

Best Answer

Looks good.

Well thought out and well designed.

I can't think of anything that would be a code violation. Make sure the terminal strips are identified for use with the system voltage and identified for the current of the circuit. Is the Photon board identified for the voltage?

If it is in a garage you don't need a weatherproof enclosure. A simple screw cover junction box will do but would have to be bonded to the equipment ground conductor. If you like the plastic enclosure though then that works too.

Good luck!