PAUL BAKER
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I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION DEPARTMENT THAT HAS FOR YEARS MISINTERPETED THIS SECTION OF THE CODE. THEY HAVE ASSERTED THAT MC CABLE RUN HORIZONTALLY THRU METAL STUDS HAVE TO HAVE THE INSULATING BUSHINGS INSTALLED IN THE HOLES OF THE METAL STUDS. I BELIEVE THAT THE 2005 CODE HAS ADDRESSED THIS BUT THIS CITY IS STILL WORKING OFF OF THE '96 CODE. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE RIGHT AS THEY REFER TO SECTION 300-4B OF THE '96 CODE. I AM GOING TO TAKE THEM TO TASK ON THIS ONE AS THEY HAVE RECENTLY TURNED DOWN A PROJECT WITH THE MC THRU THE STUDS. ANY COMMENTS THAT WILL HELP?