Lightning rod/grounding system...

[tonype]

...can a cable be routed behind vinyl siding?

 

[Smart $]

As best I can tell, no section specifically prohibits doing so.

There's...

300.4 Protection Against Physical Damage. Where subject
to physical damage, conductors, raceways, and cables
shall be protected.

(A)...

...then nothing specific in the subsections.

For NM cable, there's protection requirements for exposed work in 334.15... but behind vinyl siding is not exposed work.

 

[texie]

In my view this not an NEC issue. I think NFPA 780 would be the direction for this.

 

[north star]

$ ~ $


In the `14 Edition of NFPA 780, Section 4.18.1.1 allows
it to be concealed as in the picture.


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