Hey folks,
First time poster to these forums. Thanks for having me and please let me know if there's better forum for this topic.
I am looking for feedback on my planned approach to addressing a cabling issue at a JB. This is a regular 3x2 metal box powering a 110v receptacle, fed from the panel by 12/2 BX (the kind that includes an aluminum bonding wire).
The issue is that the metal sheathing on the cable has been terminated short of the junction box, leaving a 3-4" run of unprotected wires before they enter the JB. This is obviously problematic.
Unfortunately I can't just relocate the JB, as a cable feeding downstream outlets exits the other side, so I would just be moving the problem there. The cabling and box are also chased into finished brickwork so moving anything is kind of awkward.
My current thinking is to enclose the last 6" or so of the run in 1/2" EMT. I would use something like Bridgeport 280SP to transition from BX to EMT, running the conductors inside the EMT, and terminating the EMT to the box using a connector with an insulated throat (e.g. Bridgeport 230-USI). This is not a "complete" run of conduit as required by NEC 300.18 so I would be relying on exception (A) for protecting cables. Presumably the use of listed connectors also maintains a satisfactory grounding path through the various transitions (there is no grounding wire).
Appreciate any guidance folks here may have on this or other suggestions.
Thanks,
Noel
First time poster to these forums. Thanks for having me and please let me know if there's better forum for this topic.
I am looking for feedback on my planned approach to addressing a cabling issue at a JB. This is a regular 3x2 metal box powering a 110v receptacle, fed from the panel by 12/2 BX (the kind that includes an aluminum bonding wire).
The issue is that the metal sheathing on the cable has been terminated short of the junction box, leaving a 3-4" run of unprotected wires before they enter the JB. This is obviously problematic.
Unfortunately I can't just relocate the JB, as a cable feeding downstream outlets exits the other side, so I would just be moving the problem there. The cabling and box are also chased into finished brickwork so moving anything is kind of awkward.
My current thinking is to enclose the last 6" or so of the run in 1/2" EMT. I would use something like Bridgeport 280SP to transition from BX to EMT, running the conductors inside the EMT, and terminating the EMT to the box using a connector with an insulated throat (e.g. Bridgeport 230-USI). This is not a "complete" run of conduit as required by NEC 300.18 so I would be relying on exception (A) for protecting cables. Presumably the use of listed connectors also maintains a satisfactory grounding path through the various transitions (there is no grounding wire).
Appreciate any guidance folks here may have on this or other suggestions.
Thanks,
Noel
