Plastic Raceway approved by NEC?

[PabloQG]

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for the NEC article (NFPA 70 2020 or 2014) which allows the use of this type of raceway (I believe its "plastic" (i.e. some soft PVC)).

This raceway if very popular in some residential installations (Because it's unexpensive), but as far as I understand, any raceway that is exposed to damage and it's not contained wirhin a ceiling or wall must be made using a metallic raceway, such as EMT or RMC.

 

[Bluegrass Boy]

It looks like “ Wiremold”. I have installed it in schools and offices.
They have both metal and plastic, and is intended as surface mount. And probably supposed to be considered more pleasing to the eye, as opposed to emt to a 4 square box.
It is an alternative for places where you can’t hide something inside a wall cavity, but maybe need to add power and even data around a room.
The wire and cable is basically concealed and more protected than extension cords and cables laying on the floor and being walked on, or tripped over.

 

[tom baker]

Art 388
Can't be installed where subject to severe physical damage, same restriction as RMC
I also have installed a lot of Wiremold, starting with the baby puke brown. All surface raceways have a place. Metal wiremold looks better when its installed and painted, and it can be offset.

 

[LarryFine]

I've used variations of plastic Wiremold channel for many different uses. The small, half-round type to cover and secure LED wiring under cabinets. The flat snap-cover channel for cords and LV cables for wall-mounted TVs.

I've used the wider flat channel to relocate an in-wall dryer receptacle by running the new, flat 10-3 NM down in the wall, out of the wall into a hole in the back of the channel, along the baseboard, and back in the wall.