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Herb D

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Regarding nail protection. I recently witnessed 2 electrical sub panels installed in a 2x 4 stud wall,
about to be dry walled. The romax cables running into the back of the sub panel were flush with the back of the dry wall about tobe installed.
Nail protection plates were installed on both sides of the double top plates and on the sole plate at the base of the stud wall.
I noted that there was NO protection at the entry of the romax cables entering the top of the sub panel. This lack of protection made me shiver in my safety boots. Would appreciate commentary on this
 
Protection is only require within 1.25" of a framing member which would be the top plate, sole plate, or a stud.
 
Herb D said:
Regarding nail protection. I recently witnessed 2 electrical sub panels installed in a 2x 4 stud wall,
about to be dry walled. The romax cables running into the back of the sub panel were flush with the back of the dry wall about tobe installed.
Nail protection plates were installed on both sides of the double top plates and on the sole plate at the base of the stud wall.
I noted that there was NO protection at the entry of the romax cables entering the top of the sub panel. This lack of protection made me shiver in my safety boots. Would appreciate commentary on this
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You mean the cables came up from the floor, or down from the ceiling, and entered the back of the sub panel?
so when the drywall is installed, what reason would there be to drive a nail into a place where there isn’t a framing member?
I bet if you look you will see wires running everywhere in the wall cavities without nail protection…
 
No protection issue, but very likely a 334.24 bending radius violation as the cable enters the back of the panel and bends up or down to run in the wall cavity.
 
Hv&Lv said:
You mean the cables came up from the floor, or down from the ceiling, and entered the back of the sub panel?
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Sounds like home runs were entering the top of the panel, in the KOs all the way at the back - against the drywall on the other side of the wall
 
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