PVC female adapter transition to mc conector

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iwire said:
The biggest issue with that is it does not ground the MC armor. Now I know it is likely grounded on the other end but that would be difficult for the inspector to verify.

As AD said ... Not being used as listed etc.
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Why does the outer mc sheathing have to be grounded if the alluminum is not rated as a ground and theirs a seperate gec in mc?
 
infinity said:
Do he say what does in the wall has to do with it? If this transition were from one raceway to another say EMT to FMC then he might have an argument there.
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I never knew that transitioning from one raceway to another is a violation . I've done that a lot
with 3/4 PVC in concreat slabs stubed up into the bottom sill plates of walls and then transfered to emt . The inspectors never had an issue with this but maybe it vAries from inspector to inspector.
 
We ended up transition from PVC to emt and I pipe rite into the power boxes over head.
The inspector was worried about the mc transition to PVC not being accessible .
 
liquidtite said:
The inspector was worried about the mc transition to PVC not being accessible .
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Violation or not this is dumb. I can run the MC down the wall to the box or I can transition it above or in the wall so what's the difference? This isn't a raceway where conductors may be removed or installed in the future, it's MC cable! :rant:
 
sandsnow said:
I think his concern is 300.15. A box, conduit body etc shall be installed at every pull point. And boxes etc shall be accessible.

300.15(f) says you can use a fitting designed for purpose instead of a box and it has to be accessible. So the MC Conn screwed into the FA is not compliant. UL has stated that Conn threads are only evaluated with locknuts.

Myself, I don't enforce 300.15(f), but I do call people on the accessibility point
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Yes I think that's the article he sited us on .
 
infinity said:
Violation or not this is dumb. I can run the MC down the wall to the box or I can transition it above or in the wall so what's the difference? This isn't a raceway where conductors may be removed or installed in the future, it's MC cable! :rant:
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i no it's stupid the code is suppose to be for safety .
 
Probably could have run the mc through the pvc outer armor and all put a mc connector on the end of it and surface mounted a box over the one that was recessed and been just fine.:)
 
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