330.10 Uses Permitted.
(A) General Uses. Where not subject to physical damage,
(11) In dry locations and embedded in plaster finish on brick or other masonry except in damp or wet locations
(12) In wet locations where any of the following conditions are met:
a. The metallic covering is impervious to moisture.
b. A lead sheath or moisture-impervious jacket is provided under the metal covering.
c. The insulated conductors under the metallic covering are listed for use in wet locations.
Now with this added info the inspector might have failed you for this.Originally posted by big phil:
the m.c. cable is straped to the inside wall between the fern strips and then covered with sheet rock. I don't see how that could be a problem.
So if you had the MC strapped parallel to the firring strips I do not see how you could stay 1 1/4" back.300.4(D) Cables and Raceways Parallel to Framing Members. In both exposed and concealed locations, where a cable- or raceway-type wiring method is installed parallel to framing members, such as joists, rafters, or studs, the cable or raceway shall be installed and supported so that the nearest outside surface of the cable or raceway is not less than 32 mm (1 1/4 in.) from the nearest edge of the framing member where nails or screws are likely to penetrate. Where this distance cannot be maintained, the cable or raceway shall be protected from penetration by nails or screws by a steel plate, sleeve, or equivalent at least 1.6 mm (1/16 in.) thick.
Exception No. 1: Steel plates, sleeves, or the equivalent shall not be required to protect rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, or electrical metallic tubing.
I know my inspector would fail me if i did that.Originally posted by big phil:
But, we must wonder why they will not fail you on romex used in the same application. [/QB]