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This article saw some changes in 2014 but Mikes library does not explain them .is it possible that the splice kits by tyco were not allowed in the 2008?
This article saw some changes in 2014 but Mikes library does not explain them .is it possible that the splice kits by tyco were not allowed in the 2008?
So in reading this iaei article the changes were based on the accepted proposal 7-50 but 7-51 was not accepted? Thanks for your helpThe splice kits were renamed in 2014, but they have been allowed for 40+ years. I saw that MH article. Lemme see if I can find a link..
not MH, but here you go:
http://iaeimagazine.org/magazine/2014/07/10/enter-the-nonmetallic-sheathed-cable-interconnector/
eta: "The references to nonmetallic-sheathed cable has moved from Chapter 3, 3015 in the 1940 NEC, to Chapter 3, 3369 in the 1947 NEC, to Article 336 in the 1959 NEC, and is at present in Article 334 for the 2014 NEC."
seta: here's thread on the devices:
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=176521
334.30(C) Wiring Device Without a Separate Outlet Box. A
wiring device identified for the use, without a separate out-
let box, and incorporating an integral cable clamp shall be
permitted where the cable is secured in place at intervals
not exceeding 1.4 m (4 1 ⁄ 2 ft) and within 300 mm (12 in.)
from the wiring device wall opening, and there shall be at
least a 300 mm (12 in.) loop of unbroken cable or 150 mm
(6 in.) of a cable end available on the interior side of the
finished wall to permit replacement.
SECTION 334.30
Subsection 334.30(C) – Delete the subsection in its entirety.
I am in western NY ,the code article is as in the title and addresses the Tyco romex splice kits that are approved for use without juntion boxes in concealed areas
Well he originally cited me because he thought these splices were not allowed u till the 2014 code cycle and because the permit was issued under the 2008 ( we skipped the 2011 in NY) the splices must be removed,I contested and he consulted the NFPA and a gentelman named Gil convinced him that he was wrong about the original citation but somehow convinced him these devices should only be used as a last resort and because the basement ceiling was open they should not be used. Unfortunately with this customer he will have to remove finishes on the upper floors in order for me to eliminate them so he can have the end results he wants"A concealed splice would always seem to be a last resort and this change would limit the application to those situations." is commentary from that article, not even a FPN in the NEC. 334.40(B) doesnt contain this language, and the inspector cant cite it as a reason to fail you.
Well he originally cited me because he thought these splices were not allowed u till the 2014 code cycle and because the permit was issued under the 2008 ( we skipped the 2011 in NY) the splices must be removed,I contested and he consulted the NFPA and a gentelman named Gil convinced him that he was wrong about the original citation but somehow convinced him these devices should only be used as a last resort and because the basement ceiling was open they should not be used. Unfortunately with this customer he will have to remove finishes on the upper floors in order for me to eliminate them so he can have the end results he wants