An unprofessional and chaotic arrangement of conductors lacking proper routing, bundling, or length management. This condition makes tracing circuits difficult, traps heat, and increases the risk of accidental shorts when covers are removed. It is the hallmark of rushed work or multiple undocumented modifications over time.
Heard on the job
I opened up the main panel and it was pure spaghetti, so tracing that neutral took me an hour.
Also heard as
- rat's nest