FaradayFF
Senior Member
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Hello,
The NEC allows using green color tape to mark EGC where it is accessible for #6AWG and larger. Has anyone done this before - I'd imagine you would apply this method if you had a single spool of wire that you had used for phase conductors and you wanted to utilize the same wire for EGC since you lacked green coloured insulation. Is this done all the time in the industry? It seems like this method would be preferred over stripping the insulation of conductor(time consuming?) and bundling phase and bare conductors together and running them in a conduit. I'd be concerned about potential damage to the insulation of phase conductor due to abrasion when pulling the bundle.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
EE
The NEC allows using green color tape to mark EGC where it is accessible for #6AWG and larger. Has anyone done this before - I'd imagine you would apply this method if you had a single spool of wire that you had used for phase conductors and you wanted to utilize the same wire for EGC since you lacked green coloured insulation. Is this done all the time in the industry? It seems like this method would be preferred over stripping the insulation of conductor(time consuming?) and bundling phase and bare conductors together and running them in a conduit. I'd be concerned about potential damage to the insulation of phase conductor due to abrasion when pulling the bundle.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
EE