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hello new to forum ahj failed inspection today because #8 ground from mdp to disco switch to elevator not green i realize code says #6 or smaller not to be phase taped or is there a execption (stripping back insulation)
 
Take a look at 250.119.

Equipment grounding conductors of the wire type #6 AWG and smaller must be identified by being bare or if insulated, the insulation must be a continious outer finish or green or green with one or more yellow stripes.

Just stripping back the insulation for a little ways does not work.

Chris
 
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Thanks for the reply. I will have to re-pull the ground. I was not trying to cut corners or go against the code; I thought that perhaps there was an exception. I have done it before, but no one has ever corrected me at inspection. :cool:
 
Violating 250.119 has been done by every electrician. Many times those teaching us don't know the rules. But the NEC has drawn a line in the sand. 6 AWG and smaller, it must be green.
 
tom baker said:
Violating 250.119 has been done by every electrician. Many times those teaching us don't know the rules. But the NEC has drawn a line in the sand. 6 AWG and smaller, it must be green.
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I'm one of those electricians. I'm lucky I guess,because I learned at a young
age,to stop just accepting my co-workers interpretation of the NEC as law,
and just look it up for myself.
 
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