A red tag is the correction notice an inspector leaves when work fails, listing each violation to fix before reinspection, and as a verb it means failing the job. Some jurisdictions also red-tag unsafe equipment to forbid its use, and utilities will not energise a service until the tag is cleared. A green tag or signed card is the opposite, and nobody wants to explain a red tag to the boss.
Inspector red tagged the basement for no bond on the gas line and two double taps, he's back Friday.
Also heard as
- correction notice
- turndown
Related terms
Bible
Shop name for the electrical code book, the reference every electrician carries and argues from.
Double tap
Two conductors under a breaker or lug terminal listed for only one, a classic inspection writeup.
Rough-in
Stage of electrical work done before walls close: setting boxes, running cable or conduit and pulling wire.
Hack
Electrician or amateur who does sloppy, unsafe or out-of-code work, or the work itself.