Transformer hidden in wall cavity

[inspector57]

I know this is wrong, a little help in all the specifics please.

I just came across two different locations with low voltage transformers supplying undercounted lights plugged into standard duplex outlets hanging inside the wall cavity with the spring loaded access covers over the rough hole in the drywall.

I already have the loose outlets that must be secured to the structure. What else am I missing?

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[Marc]

Box looks like it's set back too much into the wall.

Are those fixture wires from the transformer routed through the wall cavity? I doubt that complies with the listing.

Marc

[Jim Katen]

There might be something in the instructions about air space around that transformer.

Other than that the loose box and the fixture wires routed through the wall are all that I can come up with.

[inspector57]

Thanks guys.

[Jim Baird]

Looks like a sloppy handyman's work. What are the yellow wirenuts for?

[John Kogel]

Looks like a sloppy handyman's work. What are the yellow wirenuts for?

Those are connecting the transformer to the low voltage wiring to the lights.

Too bad he didn't just set that up in the attic. Although there would be a heat issue up there. Maybe we need better code rules for low voltage lighting.

I would use the same installation guidelines as we see for doorbell ringers. Transformer open to the air, maybe in a closet or the laundry room. Usually the lighting transformer is hung under the cabinet.

[inspector57]

This was a new construction installation for LED undercounted lights at the kitchen and laundry room. I did not have access to the manual to check the listing of the equipment.